Few men have imagination enough for reality.

The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as often find him above as below his reputation.

The question "From where does the poet get it?" addresses only the what, nobody learns anything about the how when asking that question.

Art is a mediator of the unspeakable.

Hold your powers together for something good and let everything go that is for you without result and is not suited to you.

If you inquire what people are like here, I must answer, "The same as everywhere."

Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.