We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

To like things like, whatever one may ail; There is certain help.

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

One is never deceived; one deceives oneself.