The true poet is called to take in the splendor of the world and for that reason will always be inclined to praise rather than tofind fault.

Power is neither male nor female.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else.

Music is so elevated that it is beyond the reach of intellect and there flows from it an influence which is all-potent, and which noone can explain.

To become aware in time when young of the advantages of age; to maintain the advantages of youth in old age: both are pure fortune.

We are pantheists when we study nature, polytheists when we write poetry, monotheists in our morality.