"The most common lie is that with which one lies to oneself; lying to others is relatively an exception."

"How little it takes to make us happy! The sound of a bagpipe. Without music life would be a mistake. The German even imagines God as singing songs."

"We have art so that we shall not die of reality."

"Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous."

"The snake that cannot shed its skin must die. It must shed its mind along with its skin."