"We may say of agreeableness, as distinct..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.”

“The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the simplest man with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without it.”

“The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.”

“There are fine things that are more brilliant when they are unfinished than when finished too much.”

“As to scenery (giving my own thought and feeling), while I know the standard claim is that Yosemite, Niagara Falls, the Upper Yellowstone and the like afford the greatest natural shows, I am not so sure but the prairies and plains, while less stunning at first sight, last longer, fill the esthetic sense fuller, precede all the rest, and make North America's characteristic landscape.”

“You're beautiful, but you're empty.... No one could die for you.”

“Every beauty, when out of it's place, is a beauty no longer.”

“All beauty comes from beautiful blood and a beautiful brain.”

“I love nudity. And I love beautiful shapes.”