Man, one may say, was never in such a completely animal condition; but he has, on the other hand, never escaped from it.
Wine invents nothing; it only tattles.
The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.
It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
Art is the right hand of Nature.
Foster the beautiful, and every hour thou tallest new flowers to birth.