We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists ... in the loved one, perfection.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists ... in the loved one, perfection.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.

To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.

Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought read more

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.