A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.
The supreme vice is shallowness.
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
One must have some sort of occupation nowadays. If I hadn't my debts I shouldn't have anything to think about.
I want to be good. I can't bear the idea of my soul being hideous.
To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.