I believe we are here to do good. It is the responsibility of every human being to aspire to do something worthwhile, to make the world a better place than the one we found.

I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life.

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

I have remained a simple fellow who asks nothing of the world; only my youth is gone - the enchanting youth that forever walks on air.

...Intelligence and character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce something valuable for the community.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.