The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.

Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.