Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.

a culture is no better than its woods

Encased in talent like a uniform, The rank of every poet is well known; They can amaze us like a thunderstorm, Or die so young, or live for years alone.

Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say.

Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.

The basic stimulus to the intelligence is doubt, a feeling that the meaning of an experience is not self-evident.

Aside from purely technical analysis, nothing can be said about music, except when it is bad; when it is good, one can only listen and be grateful.