Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of which is visible in a thousand different utterances of the creative mind, and is as various as nature herself.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Superstition is rooted in a much deeper and more sensitive layer of the psyche than skepticism.

Wanted: A dog that neither barks nor bites, eats broken glass and shits diamonds.

Where confidence is wanting, the most beautiful flower in the garland of love is missing.

Only the heart without a stain knows ease.

There is no trifling with nature; it is always true, grave, and severe; it is always in the light, and the faults and errors fall to our share. It defies incompetency, but reveals its secrets to the competent, the truthful, and the pure.