He is rich that is satisfied.

He is rich that is satisfied.

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which read more

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person -- they have a plan, an ideology, no read more

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person -- they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

If ever we hear a case of lying, we must look for a severe parents. A lie would have no read more

If ever we hear a case of lying, we must look for a severe parents. A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt as dangerous.

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought read more

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.