(March 15, 1823, to Cherubini, in Paris.)
107. “Only the artist, or the free scholar, carries his happiness within
him.”
(Reported by Karl von Bursy as part of a conversation in 1816.)
108. “There ought to be only one large art warehouse in the world, to
which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could carry
away whatever he needed. As it is one must be half a tradesman.”
(January, 1801, to Hofmeister, in Leipzig.)