I saw that everything famous and beautiful in the world, if we judge by the descriptions and drawings of writers and artists, always loses when we go to see it and examine it closely.

After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.

Be the flame, not the moth.

The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won.

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

To Kiss : An attempt to absorb the essence of the other person.

Give me a man who is man enough to give himself just to the woman who is worth him. If that woman were me,I would love him alone and forever

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Nobody can deprive me of the fact that I had a good time.

The gods, so says the old superstition, do not like to behold too happy mortals. It is certain, at least, that some human beings do not.

The day we serve humanity, as we serve our mothers, we shall find Allah.

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

When the truth is known, all descriptions cease, and silence alone remains. #Yoga Vasistha

If you work hard, you have a better chance of producing something that you're proud of. If you don't, you won't. It's really simple.

Could the purr be anything but contemplative?

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.

Living life is a choice. Making a difference in someone else's isn't.

The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.

Fashion is about affordable luxury ... To succeed, designers need to be affordable, wearable, accessible, and aspirational.