God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from an artist.
Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.