In philosophical inquiry, the human spirit, imitating the movement of the stars, must follow a curve which brings it back to its point of departure. To conclude is to close a circle.

This industry [photography], by invading the territories of art, has become art's most mortal enemy.

So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that breaks your back and bends you to the earth, be endlessly drunk.

La, tout n’est qu’ordre et beauté Luxe, calme et volupté There, there is nothing else but grace and measure, Richness, quietness, and pleasure.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household.

It is this admirable and immortal instinct for beauty which causes us to regard the earth and its spectacles as a glimpse, a correspondence of the beyond.