I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

How many kings are governed by their ministers, how many ministers by their secretaries? Who, in such cases, is really the chief?

Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.

There is no way to face the great advantages of another person than through love.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.