The church alone beyond all question Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.

He who possesses science and art, Possesses religion as well; He who possesses neither of these, Had better have religion.

No one should be rich except those who understand it.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Many young painters would never have taken their pencils in hand if they could have felt, known, and understood, early enough, what really produced a master like Raphael.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient. To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome. Every beginning is cheerful: the threshold is the place of expectation.