There is in the soul a taste for the good, just as there is in the body an appetite for enjoyment.
Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity.
Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
The essence of life consists in thinking, and being conscious of one's soul.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it.