Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.
To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.
To learn new habits is everything, for it is to reach the substance of life. Life is but a tissue of habits.
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.
In order to see Christianity, one must forget all the Christians.
To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.