Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

The secret of life is in art.

Tread Lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow.

One should absorb the color of life.

I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.

As it was, we always misunderstood ourselves and rarely understood others. Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.