Life & Society
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are...
...looking at the stars."
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are...
...well written, or badly written. That is all."
"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never...
...of any use to oneself."
"Be yourself; everyone else is...
...already taken."
"I have nothing to declare...
...except my genius."
"Experience is simply the name we give to...
...our mistakes."
"All art is at once...
...surface and symbol."
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards...
...people we personally dislike."
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will...
...tell you the truth."
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have...
...something sensational to read in the train."
"The world is a stage, but the play is...
...badly cast."
"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...
...portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."
"Punctuality is the...
...thief of time."
"To love oneself is the beginning of...
...a lifelong romance."
“You can never be...
...overdressed or overeducated.”