“One judges an epoch as much by its Art as by its customs.”

“Thought must be judged by something that is not thought, by its effect on production or its impact on social conduct, as art today is being ultimately gauged in every detail by something that is not art, be it box-office or propaganda value.”

“No, it is impossible; it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one’s existence--that which makes its truth, its meaning--its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream--alone.”

“The Roman state survives by its ancient customs and its manhood.”
Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque.

“No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.”

“It is quite possible for a work of literature to operate as a war machine upon its epoch.”

“Whenever a work's structure is intentionally one of its own themes, another of its themes is art.”

“To study the art of living is to engage in one of its forms.”

“I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.”

“No business plan survives its first contact with customers.”