The ordinary true, or purely real, cannot be the object of the arts. Illusion on a ground of truth,--that is the secret of the fine arts.
Happy is the man who can do only one thing; in doing it, he fulfills his destiny.
Logic is to grammar what the sense of words is to their sound.
The essence of life consists in thinking, and being conscious of one's soul.
The supreme sway of chastity over the senses makes her queenly.
How many people become abstract as a way of appearing profound.