It is impossible for authors to discover beauties in one another's works; they have eyes only for spots and blemishes.

Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.

Musick is certainly a very agreeable Entertainment, but if it would take the entire Possession of our Ears, if it would make us incapable of hearing Sense, if it would exclude Arts that have a much greater Tendency to the Refinement of human Nature; I must confess I would allow it no better Quarter than Plato has done, who banishes it out of his Common-wealth.

Music can noble hints impart, Engender fury, kindle love, With unsuspected eloquence can move, And manage all the man with secret art.

There is a great amity between designing and art.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.