Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.
Alas! I do not believe that inspiration falls from heaven. think it rather the result of a profound indolence.
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
Everyone's pet is the most outstanding. This begets mutual blindness.
He who is affected by an insult is infected by it.
Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.