But the valid issue is the extent to which man knows how to form and master the material at his command.

All one needs to do is declare oneself free and one will immediately feel dependent. If you dare to declare yourself dependent, you feel independent.

The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.

In art, the best is good enough.

One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

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

Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.