You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one.

Every man is his own worst enemy

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Ignorance is not innocence.

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women

It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.

When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.

The Lord's Prayer is the most perfect piece of poetry. I always feel at peace and moved when I recite it.

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

Names and individuals are unimportant when Germany's final fate is at stake.

Learning presence is a stress buster.

Every so often, let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense.

I read, I painted, I didn't hate niggers.

Asleep in lap of legends old.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

The Truth is the unknown from moment to moment, our minds must be always alert with full attention, free from prejudices, misconceptions, so it can be really receptive.