We may complain and cavil at the anarchy which is the amateurs natural element, but in soberness we must agree that if the amateur did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.

An artist has every right - one may even say a duty - to exhibit his productions as prominently as he can.

The mind tends to run along the groove of one's intention and overlook the actual expression.

The ascetic is often a sensualist who has reached the limit of his capacity.

Out of man's mind in free play comes the creation Science. It renews itself, like the generations, thanks to an activity which is the best game of homo ludens: science is in the strictest and best sense a glorious entertainment.

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole.