My brother, are war and battle evil? Necessary, however, is the evil; necessary are the envy and the distrust and the back-biting among the virtues.

An artist chooses his subjects: that is the way he praises.

No artist tolerates reality.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

The theoretical man finds his highest satisfaction in the process of knowing and in the uncovering of the covering; whereas the artist finds delight in what still remains veiled even after the greatest unveiling.

Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.