Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.

The very act of sacrifice magnifies the one who sacrifices himself to the point where his sacrifice is much more costly to humanity than would have been the loss of those for whom he is sacrificing himself. But in his abnegation lies the secret of his grandeur.

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

The only real education comes from what goes counter to you.

It is the special quality of love not to be able to remain stationary, to be obliged to increase under pain of diminishing.

Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.