If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.

The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everybody in good society holds exactly the same opinions.

One should never make one's entrance with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one's old age.

And now, I am dying beyond my means. (Said while sipping champagne on his deathbed.)

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.