To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God

The university brings out all abilities, including incapability

The more refined one is, the more unhappy

To advise is not to compel

There is nothing new in art except talent

A book ought to be the ax to break the frozen sea within us

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people

The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilized man is so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too

Conciseness is the sister of talent

An artist's flair is sometimes worth a scientist's brains

If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'you have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair'