The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
Evil is a necessary part of the order of the universe.
Women are strange little beasts,' he said to Dr. Coutras. 'You can treat them like dogs, you can beat them till your arm aches, and still they love you.' He shrugged his shoulders. 'Of course, it is one of the most absurd illusions of Christianity that they have souls.
A state of reverie does not avoid reality, it accedes to reality.
The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.