What we do not understand we do not possess.
At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Once you have missed the first buttonhole, you'll never manage to button up.
Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught.
Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent.