Public Opinion Is The Worst Of All

It Is Commonly Supposed That The Art Of Pleasing Is A Wonderful Aid In The Pursuit Of Fortune; But The Art Of Being Bored Is Infinitely More Successful.

Pleasure May Come From Illusion, But Happiness Can Come Only Of Reality.

When A Man And A Woman Have An Overwhelming Passion For Each Other, It Seems To Me, In Spite Of Such Obstacles Dividing Them As Parents Or Husband, That They Belong To Each Other In The Name Of Nature, And Are Lovers By Divine Right, In Spite Of Human Convention Or The Laws.

Covetousness Is A Sort Of Mental Gluttony, Not Confined To Money, But Craving Honor, And Feeding On Selfishness.

His Passions Make Man Live, His Wisdom Merely Makes Him Last.