My Only Books Were Women's Looks.

Would That Well-thinking People Should Be Replaced By Thinking Ones.

I Judge People's Charm By The Ease With Which I Express Myself In Their Presence.

All Expression, All Art, Is An Indiscretion We Commit Against Ourselves. This Is Not An 'impoverishment' But An Increase In Wealth, For It Is In This Way That We Make The Short Hours Of Our Lives Live On Beyond Themselves.

If Only Art Were As Rare As Good Taste.

Silence Too Can Be Indiscreet.