“I writeNotFor the sake of gloryNot For the sake of fameNotFor the sake of successBut for the sake of my soul”
“For the sake of my country, and perhaps a little for the sake of my soul, I have given up the deep peace of being in opposition.”
“It's not art for art's sake, it's art for my sake. ”
“Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of truth, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.”
“Beauty for Beauty's sake and only later for the sake of others, newborn for a day.”
“Do what you do only for God's sake, start for God's sake, work for God's sake, and act within the sphere of God's good approval.”