One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.
The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.
The essence of thought, as the essence of life, is growth.
You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.
The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible.