Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

There is no Mystery so great as Misery.

the costume of the nineteenth century is detestable. It is so sombre, so depressing. Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is popular is wrong.

Never buy a thing you don't want merely because it is dear.