“Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.”

If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.

My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.

The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.

Never do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.

If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.

The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.

Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.

We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.

Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.

Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

You’ve never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.

If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.

Sometimes the key to your breakthrough lies in helping someone else reach theirs. When you bless others, God will make sure to bless you.

I get by with a little help from my friends!

Your life will become better by making other lives better.

Our point of view is we will sell more if we help people make purchasing decisions.

We should always be ready to lend a hand when someone is hurting.

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.