To live as one likes is plebian the noble man aspires to order and law.

Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age.

Theories are usually the over-hasty efforts of an impatient understanding that would gladly be rid of phenomena, and so puts in their place pictures, notions, nay, often mere words.

A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension is the source of artistic energy.

If we are out of synch with ourselves, everything is out of synch for us.

The few of understanding, vision rare, Who veiled not from the herd their hearts, but tried, Poor generous fools, to lay their feelings bare, Them have men always burnt and crucified.

If man thinks about his physical or moral state he usually discovers that he is ill.