Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.
True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.
A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.
Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.
The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.