Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect - simply a confession of failures.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
The ugly can be beautiful. The pretty, never.
The morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium.
Circumstances should never alter principles!
Marco Polo had seen the inhabitants of Zipangu place rose-colored pearls in the mouths of the dead. A sea-monster had been enamoured of the pearl that the diver brought to King Perozes, and had slain the thief, and mourned for seven moons over its loss.