It is love, and not German philosophy, that is the true explanation of the world, whatever may be the explanation of the next.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Sins of the flesh are nothing. They are maladies for physicians to cure, if they should be cured. Sins of the soul alone are shameful.

I gave my genius to my life, but my talent to my art.

My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

Sometimes it takes courage to give into temptation.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.