Who learns most from a good book is the author.

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Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing...

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing...

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.