"Life must be a constant education one must learn everything, from speaking to dying."

"Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it."

"Stupidity is something unshakable nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant."

"There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an axiom that the subject is irrelevant, style itself being an absolute manner of seeing things."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"A mindful spirit recognizes that a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control these three alone lead one to sovereign power."

"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do."