Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or break.
Jules Amedee Barbey d'AurevillyThey had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.
Jules Amedee Barbey d'AurevillyThe crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.
Jules Amedee Barbey d'AurevillyThe artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.
Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly