Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.

A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

There are admirable potentialities in every human being.

It is better to fail at your own life than to succeed at someone else's.