Reform is a work of time; a national taste, however wrong it may be, cannot be totally changed at once.

The excellence of every art, must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose

Taste depends upon those finer emotions which make the organization of the soul.

Reform is a work of time; a national taste, however wrong it may be, cannot be totally changed at once.

Nothing is denied to well-directed labor.

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.