...a genuine work of art, can never be false, nor can it be discredited through the lapse of time, for it does not present an opinion but the thing itself.

The young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind.

Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.

A man must have grown old and lived long in order to see how short life is.

A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only permits him to do his work undisturbed in his own corner; nor with his fate if the corner granted him allows of his following his vocation without having to think about other people.

Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions.

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.