Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens.

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.