I can resist everything except temptation.

Sins of the flesh are nothing. They are maladies for physicians to cure, if they should be cured. Sins of the soul alone are shameful.

The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.

Genius lasts longer than beauty

Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be seen only by those who are on a level with them

As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg

Who, being loved, is poor?