Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
Simplicity is the essence of the great, the true, the beautiful in art.
We must have a passion in life.
The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.
I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.
Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies.