But I don't give up; I forget why not.
the same question arose in every soul: "For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?". . . p982
A person who has spoiled his stomach will criticize his meal saying that the food is bad; the same thing happens with people who are not satisfied with their lives
Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.
You consider war to be inevitable? Very good. Let everyone who advocates war be enrolled in a special regiment of advance-guards, for the front of every storm, of every attack, to lead them all!
I don't allow myself to doubt myself even for a moment.
By words one transmits thoughts to another, by means of art, one transmits feelings.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
A painting is merely the image of a tree, a man, or any other object reflected in a fountain. The difference between a painting and sculpture is the difference between a shadow and the thing which casts it.
I come across children who sometimes come up and say such nice things and it motivates you so much. They look up to you and they would sometimes say something so nice, something so beautiful.