Faith is the mightiest force that man has at his command. It impels human beings to greatness in thought and word and deed.

Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man.

Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.

Art is the uniting of the subjective with the objective, of nature with reason, of the unconscious with the conscious, and therefore art is the highest means of knowledge.

Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all.

A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist.