The ability to portray people in still life and in motion requires the highest measure of intuition and talent.

The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, and religious scripture a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future; however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select few.

I learned many years ago never to waste time trying to convince my colleagues.

Albert is a very poor student. He is mentally slow, unsociable and is always daydreaming. He is spoiling it for the rest of the class. It would be in the best interests of all if he were removed from school immediately.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

The last thing to collapse is the surface.