One of the fathers saith . . . that old men go to death, and death comes to young men.

There was a young man in Rome that was very like Augustus Caesar; Augustus took knowledge of it and sent for the man, and asked him "Was your mother never at Rome?" He answered "No Sir; but my father was."

He who desires solitude is either an animal or a god.

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.

It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear.

The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.

I regret not starting to paint earlier...It is one of the few things I do regret.