The arts are the salt of the earth; as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology.

We should treat children as God does us, who makes us happiest when He leaves us under the influence of innocent delusions.

If you want to get pleasure out of life, you must attach value to the world.

Art is based on a strong sentiment of religion,--on a profound and mighty earnestness; hence it is so prone to co-operate with religion.

From desire I plunge to its fulfilment, where I long once more for desire.

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

All professional men are handicapped by not being allowed to ignore things which are useless.