We are easily duped by those we love.
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
The smallest errors are always the best.
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.