He who is affected by an insult is infected by it.
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.
Statues to great men are made of the stones thrown at them in their lifetime.
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.
Stupidity is always astounding, no matter how often one encounters it.
It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.