Эгоист

The heart is the wizard.

Молодость не прощает однообразия. Из всех истин эта - самая непреложная.

"But do care a bit for flattery, my lady," said De Craye. "'Tis the finest of the Arts; we might call it moral sculpture. Adepts in it can cut their friends to any shape they like by practising it with the requisite skill. I myself, poor hand as I am, have made a man act Solomon by constantly praising his wisdom...

"Мечты питают нас в гораздо большей степени, нежели любая земная пища или лекарства." (с)

"And the literature has laboriously mastered the adjective, wherever it may be in relation to the noun," Dr. Middleton added.

My days are monotonous, but if I have a dread, it is that there will be an alteration in them.

"The prettiness is overwhelming. It is very pretty to see; but to live with, I think I prefer ugliness. I can imagine learning to love ugliness. It's honest. However young you are, you cannot be deceived by it. These parks of rich people are a part of the prettiness. I would
rather have fields, commons."

In the hundred and fourth chapter of the thirteenth volume of the Book of Egoism it is written: Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

His notion of women was the primitive black and white: there are good women, bad women; and he possessed a good one. His high opinion of himself fortified the belief that Providence, as a matter of justice and fitness, must necessarily select a good one for him-or what are we to think of Providence?

Strange eclipse, when the hue of truth comes shadowing over our bright ideal planet. It will not seem the planet's fault, but truth's. Reality is the offender; delusion our treasure that we are robbed of.