There is no such thing as an ideal man. The ideal man is the man you love at the moment.
Unhappiness has nothing to teach, and resignation is ugly.
The happiness of people who are in love and who are loved shows in their faces. They have an expression that's at once very far away and very much part of the present.
pity is an agreeable sentiment, uplifting like military music.
It isn't common sense that is paramount in this world, it's wishful thinking.
If you don't have imagination you're lost. But it's a virtue that's becoming increasingly rare, especially in its higher form: spontaneity. Mad, happy spontaneity.