The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.
Honore de BalzacThe best painters, as they progress in reputation and towards perfection, are found to dispense more and more with the technique of the art, for simpler methods. Simplicity never fails to charm.
Honore de BalzacA courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.
Honore de Balzac