Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty.

The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds

Only silence is great; all else is weakness.

The true God, the mighty God, is the God of ideas.

Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.

Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?

Every man has seen the wall that limits his mind.