The total sacrifice to a cause beyond his comprehension restored a richness to man

What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes that it were.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate.

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.