Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

"Beauty without wit offers love nothing but the material enjoyment of its physical charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfills all the desires of the man it has captivated...

Let anyone ask a beautiful woman without wit whether she would be willing to exchange a small portion of her beauty for a sufficient dose of wit. If she speaks the truth, she will say, "No, I am satisfied to be as I am." But why is she satisfied? Because she is not aware of her own deficiency. Let an ugly but witty woman be asked if she would change her wit against beauty, and she will not hesitate in saying no. Why? Because, knowing the value of her wit, she is well aware that it is sufficient by itself to make her a queen in any society."

Intelligence is almost useless to the person whose only quality it is.

Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without winds.

Heaven forbid if beauty were to have substance. Genuine beauty is always meaningless, without virtue.

Outer beauty without inner beauty is hideous.

All the intelligence in the world is useless to the one who has none.

Inspiration without intellect is useless and dangerous; and the poet will be able to perform few wonders, when he is astonished by wonders.

There is no beauty in anything rational. Beauty emerges from the unknown, often from the inane, generally irrational, as unforseen combinations.

Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no need of change.

You make a plan without intelligence—you might as well not have a plan at all.