It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill depend.

The art of Mime encompasses all the feelings of the soul. The Dance, on the other hand, is essentially an expression of joy, a desire to follow the rhythms of the music.

The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm.

The beautiful always retains the freshness of novelty, while the astonishing soon grow tiresome.

It is a fine art because it strives for an ideal, not only in plastic but also in lyrical respect.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire is not dependent upon taste or pleasure, but is founded on the immutable laws of Nature.

Joy is a strength; intoxication, a weakness.

The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire

The intention to act violently is accompanied by strong feelings of physical distress.

Kindle the flame of fire in your spirit.

Experience is not the enemy: It is the hubris that is often a by-product of experience that is our greatest enemy.

I cried out at the sudden visitation of pain, everyone in a silent church standing in a rustle of suits and dresses to bend back their longest fingernail.

When I speak of tantric yoga, I'm speaking of a type of yoga that is best practiced by persons who live in society. It's a yoga for the last yuga.

In debate, one randomly was assigned to one side or the other. This had at least one virtue - it made one see that there was more than one side to these complex issues.

Home again, I can groan, scratch, and talk to myself.

The greatest player in the world. He's got a fantastic vision of the game, and what he can do technically - it's crazy.

The physician...is the flower (such as it is) of our civilization.

Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.