Although I Am A Pious Man, I

Ah, There Are No Longer Any Children!

There Is No Fate More Distressing For An Artist Than To Have To Show Himself Off Before Fools, To See His Work Exposed To The Criticism Of The Vulgar And Ignorant.

There's Nothing People Can't Contrive To Praise Or Condemn And Find Justification For Doing So, According To Their Age And Their Inclinations.

He Makes His Cook His Merit, And The World Visits His Dinners And Not Him.

The Less We Deserve Good Fortune, The More We Hope For It.