A man’s desire is for the woman, but the woman’s desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune

Drink to me only with thine eyes And I will pledge with mine Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

I'm not an overnight success. I've been doing it for 12 years. It's been lovely and varied so far.

Never ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else. Try to live without resort to per­severance.

I always work out of uncertainty but when a painting's finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty returns.. your thought process goes on.

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference.

In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down and borrow the rest against your stocks.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

A dinner lubricates business.