He is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one's eyes, and does not look at him.
Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.
Sin is the only real colour element left in modern life.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.