All our knowledge is symbolic.

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

The fate of the architect is the strangest of all. How often he expends his whole soul, his whole heart and passion, to produce buildings into which he himself may never enter.

Music, in the best sense, does not require novelty; nay, the older it is, and the more we are accustomed to it, the greater its effect.

For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people's behavior.

Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.

Voluntary dependence is the wonderful form of existence, and how could that be possible without love?