I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! 723
Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive. 814
Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh. 2.47K
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. 758
To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it. 724
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves. 1.12K
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. 843
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved – loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. 1.11K
