Alone, and without any reference to his neighbours, without any interference, the artist can fashion a beautiful thing; and if he does not do it solely for his own pleasure, he is not an artist at all.

The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.

The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society.

Live the wonderful life that is in you.

She doth mean the earth to me! By earth, I actually mean dust.

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

It is much more easy to have sympathy with suffering than it is to have sympathy with thought.