Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her.

When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase.

I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?

No artifact is a work of art if it does not help to humanize us. Without art...our world would have remained a jungle.

Pessimism like calumny is easy to do, and attracts immediate attention. The gossiper and the writer may find this out soon enough, and a little encouragement from the current mood will procure them successes that bring endless imitators in their trail. On the other hand saying good things about life in general and individuals in particular and making it interesting is a serious task which few can achieve with credit.

I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope.