A defeat to a brave man is only a victory deferred.
The mind paints before the brush.
Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only be acquired by cultivation and practice.
Literature is the garden of wisdom.
Style in painting is the same as in writing,-a power over materials, whether words or colors.
The press should be the voice of the people, not of party.