Modesty Was Made For The Ugly.

If You Are Worthy Of Its Affection, A Cat Will Be Your Friend But Never Your Slave.

Critical Lice Are Like Body Lice, Which Desert Corpses To Seek The Living.

Literature Has Nothing To Do With Usefulness; The Most Useful Place In Any House Is The Toilet.

Whatever May Have Been Said Of The Satiety Of Pleasure And Of The Disgust Which Usually Follows Passion, Any Man Who Has Anything Of A Heart And Who Is Not Wretchedly And Hopelessly Blasé Feels His Love Increased By His Happiness, And Very Often The Best Way To Retain A Lover Ready To Leave Is To Give One's Self Up To Him Without Reserve.

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.