Art is man added to Nature.
The more a man drinketh of the world, the more it intoxicateth.
The genius of any single man can no more equal learning, than a private purse hold way with the exchequer.
Be not penny-wise. Riches have wings. Sometimes they fly away of themselves, and sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed.