Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you.

A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

What is beautiful is a joy for all seasons.

I love hearing my relations abused. It is the only thing that makes me put up with them at all.

To have friends, you know, one need only be good-natured; but when a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him.

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.