Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.
The only thing worse than quoting me, is not quoting me
The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art. They degrade the classics into authorities. They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
Genius learns from nature, its own nature. Talent learns from art.
Some things are too important to be taken seriously.
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.