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

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

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 lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.

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.

Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for anyone but to inspire them?