It is by love alone that we understand anything
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.
The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.
Is it not possible that the ultimate end is gaiety and music and a dance of joy?
Because our lives are cowardly and sly, Because we do not dare to take or give, Because we scowl and pass each other by, We do not live; we do not dare to live.