The woman who is about to deceive her husband always carefully thinks out how she is going to act, but she is never logical.

Loyalty in time of need is possibly one of the noblest of victories a courtier can win over himself.

In painting, you can suddenly come upon something so huge that no-one can deal with it.

The happier a man, the more apt he is to tremble. In hearts exclusively tender, anxiety and jealousy are in exact proportion to happiness.

The key to all sciences is unquestionably the question mark. To the word How? we owe most of our greatest discoveries. Wisdom in life may perhaps consist in asking ourselves on all occasions: Why?

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.