Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves.

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

Truth must be repeated again and again, because error is constantly being preached round about.

What is the path? There is no path. On into the unknown.

A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.

Art is a severe business; most serious when employed in grand and sacred objects. The artist stands higher than art, higher than the object. He uses art for his purposes, and deals with the object after his own fashion.

Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent.