There are in every man, at every hour, two simultaneous postulations, one towards God, the other towards Satan

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

Any healthy man can go without food for two days, but not without poetry

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.