A flower blossoms for its own joy.

The burden of this world is too great for one man to bear, and the world’s sorrow too heavy for one heart to suffer.

Marriage is a long, dull meal with dessert served at the beginning.

For one moment our lives met, our souls touched.

One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Alone, and without any reference to his neighbours, without any interference, the artist can fashion a beautiful thing; and if he does not do it solely for his own pleasure, he is not an artist at all.