The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money but to make money do...
Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things this function can be more fully performed by this art which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure.
