Tomes of aesthetic criticism hang on a few moments of real delight and intuition.

A great man need not be virtuous, nor his opinions right, but he must have a firm mind, a distinctive luminous character.

I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world.

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.

Tolerated people are never conciliated. They live on, but the aroma of their life is lost.

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.