It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment

I always think of myself not so much as a painter but as a medium for accident and chance.

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.

In nature things move violently to their place, and calmly in their place.

Nothing is to be feared but fear itself. Nothing grievous but to yield to grief.

Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.