...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.

There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.

There is not a grain of dust, not an atom that can become nothing, yet man believes that death is the annhilation of his being.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

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

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

No one can transcend their own individuality.