The arts teach and moralise by their beauty alone, not by translating a philosophical or social formula. For the truly artistic person, painting has itself as it's purpose, which is quite enough.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart

The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.

The most fitting occupation for a civilized man is to do nothing.

Modesty was made for the ugly.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.

There is no new knowledge, it already exists in the universe.

Discouraging words should not weigh you down instead they should challenge you

Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management.

The suffering caused by the terrorists is the real torture.

It's a well known thing that ordinary perceptions can have a strange aspect when one is travelling.

I thought Johnny Depp was so cute when I was younger.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.

I wouldn't mind doing more in the kid's world because I think that might be just where I can be most useful to society, to the planet, if I can speak to children.