社交场中的闲逸令人厌恶的，因为它是被迫的；孤独生活中的闲逸是愉快的，因为它是自由的、出于自愿的。

绘画是用双手祈祷。

"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."

注意力是心灵以清晰生动的形式，从几个同时可能出现的对象或思绪中占据一个。