There are three classes of readers; some enjoy without judgment; others judge without enjoyment; and some there are who judge while they enjoy, and enjoy while they judge. The latter class reproduces the work of art on which it is engaged. Its numbers are very small.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

The effects of good music are not just because it's new; on the contrary music strikes us more the more familiar we are with it.

Experience is only half of experience.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

The bad thing is that thinking about thought doesn't help at all; one has to have it from nature so that the good ideas appear before us like free children of God calling to us: Here we are.

Art is long, life is short; judgement difficult, opportunity transient.