Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be seen only by those who are on a level with them

Don't tell me that you have exhausted Life. When a man says that, one knows that life has exhausted him.

In the common world of fact the wicked were not punished, nor the good rewarded. Success was given to the strong, failure thrust upon the weak. That was all.

Where there is no love there is no understanding.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first personality, which no one should copy.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays.