Man errs, till he has ceased to strive.

The dignity of art probably appears most eminently with music since it does not have any material that needs to be discounted. Music is all form and content and elevates and ennobles everything that it expresses.

There is but one poetry,--true poetry.

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

No man learns to know his inmost nature by introspection, for he rates himself sometimes too low, and often too high, by his own measurement. Man knows himself only by comparing himself with other men; it is life that touches his genuine worth.

He who is wise puts aside all claims which may dissipate his attention, and confining himself to one branch excels in that.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.