Obscurity and Innocence, twin sisters, escape temptations which would pierce their gossamer armor, in contact with the world.

A lover is a man who tries to be more amiable than it is possible for him to be.

It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

In the fine arts, as in many other things, we know well only what we have not learned.

The poor are the blacks of Europe.