The eternal female draws us onward.

On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.

Every decided colour does a certain violence to the eye, and forces the organ to opposition.

It is better to do the smallest thing in the world than to hold half an hour to be too small a thing.

Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.

Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a horror show… I’d gladly settle for a false impression, If it would last a little longer, though.

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.