Life is a great disappointment.
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile.
It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.