The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.

Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for the ordinary human being.

Naturally, every age thinks that all ages before it were prejudiced, and today we think this more than ever and are just as wrong as all previous ages that thought so. How often have we not seen the truth condemned! It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

If you are unhappy, you are too high up in your mind.

Nothing is possible without love.

All fanaticism is repressed doubt.