Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love

Nature is, after all, the only book that offers important content on every page.

The important thing is not to know more than all men, but to know more at each moment than any particular man.

Art is constitutive-the artist determines beauty. He does not take it over.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

If in the infinite you want to stride, Just walk in the finite to every side.