O thou sculptor, painter, poet! Take this lesson to thy heart: That is best which lieth nearest; Shape from that thy work of art.

Perseverance is a great element of success.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so change of studies a dull brain.

There's nothing fair nor beautiful, but takes Something from thee, that makes it beautiful.

The prayer of Ajax was for light.

Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.