Envy is not to be conquered but by death.
Painters and poets have equal license in regard to everything.
Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability.
I shall strike the stars with my uplifted head.
Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments.
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.