The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.

Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.

A person's life is dyed with the color of his imagination.

Opinion is the main thing which does harm or good in the world. It is our false opinions that ruin us.

The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.

When you are outraged by somebody’s impudence, ask yourself at once, “Can the world exist without impudent people?” It cannot; so do not ask for impossibilities.