Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant.

I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense.

I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.

To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.

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.

She loved three things — a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.

It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.