You talk of the scythe of Time, and the tooth of Time: I tell you, Time is scytheless and toothless; it is we who gnaw like the worm - we who smite like the scythe. It is ourselves who abolish - ourselves who consume: we are the mildew, and the flame.

Once thoroughly our own, the knowledge ceases to give us pleasure.

No individual rain drop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.

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

All great art is the expression of man's delight in God's work, not his own.

We may, without offending any laws of good taste, require of an architect, as we do of a novelist, that he should be not only correct, but entertaining.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives, the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship. Quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved.