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

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

By words one transmits thoughts to another, by means of art, one transmits feelings.

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.

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.