A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Family is the most important thing in this life.

Flowers are the poetry of the earth we are supposed to love and understand.

In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, cowardice is the only sin.

You'll have time to rest when you're dead.

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

And it is not our part here to take thought only for a season, or for a few lives of Men, or for a passing age of the world.

Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.

Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.

I'd rather be a great bad poet than a good bad poet.

I learned not to care ... and to write for an imaginary reader whose tastes were similar to my own.