Most men are essentially dead by thirty.

I know at last what distinguishes man from animals; financial worries.

Mozart was able to do what he wished in music and he never wished to so what was beyond him.

The friend who understands you, creates you.

There is no joy other than the joy of creating. There is no man who is truly alive other than one who is creating. All others are just shadows on the earth with nothing to do with being alive. The joy of living, whether it is love or action, is the joy of creating.

All these young millionaires were anarchists, of course: when a man possesses everything it is the supreme luxury for him to deny society: for in that way he can evade his responsibilities

Every race, every art has its hypocrisy. The world is fed with a little truth and many lies.