We almost manage to forget that things happen that we don't anticipate.
Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
Votes should be weighed not counted.
I follow my heart, for I can trust it.
No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself.
To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. . . . If you look at America, the proportion of Americans with no one to talk to about important things went up from a tenth to a quarter.
I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.
Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.