Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

All art is but dirtying the paper delicately.

All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all our impressions of external things, which I would generally characterize as the pathetic fallacy.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

The power of association is stronger than the power of beauty; therefore, the power of association is the power of beauty.

Whenever you see want or misery or degradation in this world about you, then be sure either industry has been wanting, or industry has been in error.

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change.