"The greatest pleasure is to be able to do what one wants, when one wants, and with whom one wants."

"The greatest pleasure of love is to arrive at it by paths where one is sure to lose oneself."

"I consider it my duty to be happy, and I seek happiness wherever I can find it."

"A man who wants to be happy must have a good digestion and a bad heart, for a good heart is a source of much suffering."

"I have always been a lover of beauty, and I have always sought to surround myself with beautiful things."