Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.
Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.
Who learns most from a good book is the author.
The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.
Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.
Skepticism is provisional, even if it lasts a lifetime.