Next to dressing for a rout or ball, undressing is a woe.
The sight of blood to crowds begets the thirst of more, As the first wine-cup leads to the long revel.
And life 's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim.
For the night Shows stars and women in a better light.
There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.
It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe; you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep.