Not what man knows but what man feels, concerns art. All else is science.

The Renaissance had resulted in the emancipation of the individual, in making him feel that the universe had no other purpose than his happiness. This brought an entirely new answer to the question, 'Why should I do this or that?' It used to be, 'Because self-instituted authority command you.' The answer now was, 'Because it is good for men.' In this lies our greatest debt to the Renaissance, that it instituted the welfare of men as the end of all action.

The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others.

I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.

I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it.

Miracles happen to those who believe in them.