One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

I speak with the Eternal through the instrument of nature, through the world's history: I read the soul of the artist in his Apollo.

A sublime soul can rise to all kinds of greatness, but by an effort; it can tear itself from all bondage, to all that limits and constrains it, but only by strength of will. Consequently the sublime soul is only free by broken efforts.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

I am my own heaven and hell!

No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.

Every man stamps his value on himself... man is made great or small by his own will.