Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne.
It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
Be moderate in all things, including moderation.
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.