It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
The 19thc hatred of Realism is Caliban's enraged reaction to seeing his own face in the mirror. The 19thc rejection of Romanticism is Caliban's fury at not seeing his face reflected in the mirror.
Be yourself; everyone else is taken.
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Never buy anything simply because it is expensive.
I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.