And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky. Crimson was the girdle of petals, and crimson as a ruby was the heart

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise for which we are later, in the fullness of time and understanding, very grateful for!

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Make some sacrifice for your art and you will be repaid, but ask of art to sacrifice herself for you and a bitter disappointment may come to you.

There are two ways of disliking poetry, one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope.

The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.