"Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning."
"The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary."
"The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble."
"The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. "
"The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon."
"True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself."
"What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs."
"In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest."
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