Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?' The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly. Oh, my dear, it's rather hard to take quite literally the things a man says when he's in love with you.' Didn't you mean them?' At the moment.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

In business sharp practice sometimes succeeds, but in art honesty is not only the best but the only policy.

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.

There is no need for the writer to eat a whole sheep to be able to tell you what mutton tastes like. It is enough if he eats a cutlet. But he should do that.

An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy. The art of a clique is but a plaything.

When things are at their worst, I find something always happens.