There is no Sixth Commandment in art. The poet is entitled to lay his hands on whatever material he finds necessary for his work.

The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

Whether a revolution succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it.

Where words leave off, music begins.

Perfumes are the feelings of flowers.

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means.

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.