Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.

The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.

So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Words are good, but there is something better. The best cannot be explained by words. The spirit in which we act is the chief matter. Action can only be only understood and represented by the spirit.

God help us -- for art is long, and life so short.

In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.