Perseverance is a great element of success.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

Our blossoms of passion, gay and luxuriant flowers, are bright and full of fragrance, but they beguile us and lead us astray, and their odor is deadly.

Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.