He always reflects concerning the quality, and not the quantity, of his life. As soon as there are many events in his life that give him trouble and disturb his peace of mind, he sets himself free. Moral letters to Lucilius
Few men are admired by their servants. Essays
His answer to every problem, every setback was “I will work harder!” —which he had adopted as his personal motto. Animal Farm
The idea of beauty is the fundamental idea of everything. In the world we see only distortions of the fundamental idea, but art, by imagination, may lift itself to the height of this idea. Art is therefore akin to creation. What is art?
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