Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

An artist is a person who thinks more than there is to think, feels more than there is to feel, and sees more than there is to see.

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

love comes to man through his senses - to woman through her imagination.

In life there are no Unities, but three Incomprehensibles: Destiny, Man, and Woman.

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.