Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.
Poetry is the apotheosis of sentiment.
We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love
[Moralistic] novels are at the same disadvantage as teachers: children never believe them, because they make everything that happens relate to the lesson at hand.
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.