To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
God does not play dice.
Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.
Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.
I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.
Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.
Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.
The writing of a melody is an emotional moment success doesn't make it easy.
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.
Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
You should not consider a man's age but his acts.
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.
Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.
If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?
Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
