It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.

... no human actions ever were intended by the Maker of men to be guided by balances of expediency, but by balances of justice.

He who has learned what is commonly considered the whole art of painting, that is, the art of representing any natural object faithfully, has as yet only learned the language by which his thoughts are to be expressed.

Why is one man richer than another? Because he is more industrious, more persevering and more sagacious.

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs.

God gives us always strength enough, and sense enough, for what He wants us to do; if we either tire ourselves or puzzle ourselves, it is our own fault.