Everything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.

He is the happiest man who can see the connection between the end and the beginning of life.

Art rests on a kind of religious sense, on a deep, steadfast earnestness; and on this account it unites so readily with religion.

If you want someone to develop a specific trait, treat them as though they already had it.

The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).