Vehemence without feeling is but rant.

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.

The public can only be really moved by what is genuine.