“Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.”

“When the heart is dry the eye is dry.”

“A phenomenon often seen. A sceptic adhering to a believer; that is as simple as the law of the complementary colours. What we lack attracts us. Nobody loves the light like the blind man...”

“Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.”

“An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.”

“The hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. It implies a hatred of arts.”

“Intelligence is the wife, imagination is your mistress and memory is your slave.”