"Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears."

"The true genius is a man who can say what he likes without being understood."

"If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me."

"Were I to be asked what it is that gives me the most intense delight, I should say a conversation with a beautiful woman."

"The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world—and equally is it beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such topic are those of a bereaved lover."