The manifestation of poetry in external life is formal perfection. True sentiment grows within, and art must represent internal phenomena externally.

In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.

Mozart starved, but you allow Thalberg and Liszt make tons of gold: Of course, you may think that someone immortal cannot die of hunger

Let the will embrace the highest ideals freely and with infinite strength, but let action first take hold of what lies closest.

Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.

How can you say that love is blind? Keener than a young eagle's is its sight.

You can make the best of it and be content, or you can complain, it makes no difference. What does it matter that human beings judge the things that exist?