Where there is no love there is no understanding.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.

Be moderate in all things, including moderation.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. And a sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything, and doesn't know the market place of any single thing.

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.

It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it.

One should always be in love.