The person of analytic or critical intellect finds something ridiculous in everything. The person of synthetic or constructive intellect, in almost nothing.

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiation - creation - there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

If you want to get pleasure out of life, you must attach value to the world.

He is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself.

Create, artist, do not talk.

Faith is a homely, private capital; as there are public savings-banks and poor funds, out of which in times of want we can relieve the necessities of individuals, so here the faithful take their coin in peace.