“The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.”

“It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible....”

“People say sometimes that Beauty is superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as Thought is. To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders. It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.”

“The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.”

“The separation of spirit from matter was a mystery and the union of spirit with matter was a mystery also.”

“The final mystery is oneself.”

“You became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream.”