What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love truth virtue and beauty.

I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

It is dangerous for mortal beauty or terrestrial virtue to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot and all that we would not see.

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money virtue before beauty the mind before the body then thou hast a wife a friend a companion a second self.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness even virtue even beauty is mysterious.

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory beauty truth knowledge virtue and abiding love.

When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life the secret of eloquence and of virtue and of all moral authority.

Much good art got made while money ruled I like a lot of it and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that since almost no one will be selling art artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue the art of speaking well rather than doing well but their manners should be of the greatest concern.