Man is more ape than many of the apes.

Ye are ugly? Well then, my brethren, take the sublime about you, the mantle of the ugly!

The perfect woman is a higher type of humanity than the perfect man, and also something much rarer. The natural history of animals furnishes grounds in support of this theory.

By means of music the very passions, enjoy themselves.

Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride and have no prospect of great conquests; for them the easy prey - and that is what all who suffer are - is enchanting.

Worldly Wisdom Do not stay in the field! Nor climb out of sight. The best view of the world Is from a medium height.

A man who possesses genius is insufferable unless he also possesses at least two other things: gratitude and cleanliness.