All doubt is cowardice - all trust is brave.

Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.

If there is a virtue in the world at which we should always aim, it is cheerfulness.

The fewer blows, the better. Brave men fight if they must; wise men never fight if they can help it.

One vice worn out makes us wiser than fifty tutors.

Wrap thyself in the decent veil that the arts or the graces weave for thee, O human nature! It is only the statue of marble whose nakedness the eye can behold without shame and offence!

The first essential to success in the art you practice is respect for the art itself.