It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Someday perhaps the inner light will shine forth from us, and the we'll need no other light.

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

You can put up with everything in this world except not with a long stretch of beautiful days.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Art is a mediator of the unspeakable.

One is never satisfied with a portrait of persons whom one knows. That is why I have always pitied portraitists. One demands so seldom of others the impossible, but demands just that of the portraitists.