For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture. – Sarah Bernhardt
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. – Sarah Bernhardt
Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. – Sarah Bernhardt
New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion, and perhaps somebody – Sarah Bernhardt
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen. – Leonardo DaVinci