The artist has a twofold relation to nature; he is at once her master and her slave.

Waste not a day in vain digression; with resolute, courageous trust seek every possible impression and make it firmly your posession you'll then work on because you must.

Give me the benefit of your convictions, if you have any; but keep your doubts to yourself, for I have enough of my own.

Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for.

Man's highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances and as little as possible to let himself be ruled by them.

I laugh at my heart, and do its will

But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.