Quotes

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

To realize one’s nature perfectly—that is what each of us is here for.

The aim of life is self-development.

It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty.

The harmony of soul and body—how much that is!

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

You gave her good advice and broke her heart.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible.

Besides, each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved.

It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things.

To become the spectator of one’s own life, as Harry says, is to escape the suffering of life.

We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

The world is wide, and has many marvellous people in it.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.