Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
To understand one thing well is better than understanding many things by halves.
The unnatural, that too is natural.
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations.
The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament.