It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most fertile.

At the sight of what goes on in the world, the most misanthropic of men must end by being amused, and Heraclitus must die laughing.

If it wasn't for me, I'd do brilliantly.

In the fine arts, as in many other things, we know well only what we have not learned.

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.