True friends stab you in the front.

The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of faith, and the lesson of romance.

Her trust makes me faithful, her belief makes me good.

What consoles one nowadays is not repentance but pleasure. Repentance is quite out of date.

I am very glad I have travelled. Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one's prejudices.

People are either charming or tedious.

The best work in literature is always done by those who do not depend on it for their daily bread and the highest form of literature, Poetry, brings no wealth to the singer.