He who does not see the whole world in his friends, does not deserve that the world should hear of him.

Mere curiosity adds wings to every step.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

By the artist's seizing any one object from nature, that object no longer is part of nature. One can go so far as to say that theartist creates the object in that very moment by emphasizing its significant, characteristic, and interesting aspects or, rather, by adding the higher values.

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

There are few who have at once thought and capacity for action. Thought expands, but lames; action animates, but narrows.

It is working within limits that the craftsman reveals himself.