Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

There is nothing truly beautiful but that which can never be of any use whatsoever; everything useful is ugly, for it is the expression of some need, and man's needs are ignoble and disgusting like his own poor and infirm nature. The most useful place in a house is the water-closet.

The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent in solitude and meditation, in endeavoring to make myself worthy of being loved.

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.

With all women gentleness is the most persuasive and powerful argument.

I was born to travel and write verse.