I hold that to need nothing is divine, and the less a man needs the nearer he does approach divinity.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who de…

I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

To need nothing is divine, and the less a man needs the nearer does he approach to divinity.

When you understand the degree of attention which the requisitions of your physical nature demand, you will perceive how little labour suffices for their satis…

What is this jest in majesty? This ass in passion? How do God and Devil combine to form a live dog?