I fear uniformity. You cannot manufacture great men any more than you can manufacture gold.

He who is not actively kind is cruel!

It was stated, . . . that the value of architecture depended on two distinct characters:--the one, the impression it receives from human power; the other, the image it bears of the natural creation.

No one can do me any good by loving me; I have more love than I need or could do any good with; but people do me good by making me love them - which isn't easy.

He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.

That admiration of the 'neat but not gaudy,' which is commonly reported to have influenced the devil when he painted his tail pea green.

There is no music in a “rest” that I know of, but there's the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the life melody.