You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.

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.

An honest man you may form of windle-straws, but to make a rogue you must have grist.

All things must; man is the only creature that wills.

What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.

Truth suffers no loss if a vehement youth fails in finding it, in the same way that virtue and religion suffer no detriment if a criminal denies them.

Foster the beautiful, and every hour thou tallest new flowers to birth.