“Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down.”

“Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.”

“We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.”

“The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.”

“The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.”

“Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down.”

“Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.”

“Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.”

“The glance embroiders in joy, knits in pain, and sews in boredom.When indifferent, the eye takes stills, when interested, movies.Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.”