The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.

Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.

He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

No doubt it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. That work is already advanced and is making progress every day. But man must be civilized also in relation to nature.

Emotion is always new.