Each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved.
Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
Time is jealous of you, and wars against your lilies and your roses.
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
but the bravest man among us is afraid of himself
Lord Illingworth told me this morning that there was an orchid there as beautiful as the seven deadly sins.