That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

Science studies the relations of things to each other: but art studies only their relations to man.

Success by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source of all great riches.

The finer the nature, the more flaws it will show through the clearness of it; and it is a law of this universe that the best things shall be seldomest seen in their best form.

Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime.

Don't just look at buildings ... watch them.

A forest of all manner of trees is poor, if not disagreeable, in effect; a mass of one species of tree is sublime.