Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.

All of our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes their variety from light.

If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted

Never any knowledge was delivered in the same order it was invented.

I have to hope that my instincts will do the right thing, because I can't erase what I have done. And if I drew something first, then my paintings would be illustrations of drawings.

Without friends the world is but a wilderness.

Riches are for spending.