“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death”

The five senses are the ministers of the soul.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Fix your course on a star and you’ll navigate any storm.

Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.

Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same.

I thought I was learning to live; I was only learning to die.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

To become an artist you have to be curious.

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.

The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look.

The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.

Great love is born of great knowledge of the thing that is loved, and if you do not know it, you can love it little or not at all.

Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.

Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right.

When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

There is no limit to which a man will not go to avoid thinking.

Great companies are built on great products.

Understand the difference between being at work and working.