Freedom exists only with power.
Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
The painter is, as to the execution of his work, a mechanic; but as to his conception and spirit and design he is hardly below even the poet.
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
Be true, and thou shalt fetter time with everlasting chain.