Understanding is the beginning of approving.
Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
A work of art is an exaggeration.
Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
One should want only one thing and want it constantly. Then one is sure of getting it. But I desire everything, and consequently get nothing.
Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.