Nothing overshadows truth so much as authority.
A man can do all things if he will.
It is very rarely granted even to Nature herself to produce anything absolutely perfect in every part.
As ability goes, so goes our fortune.
I certainly consider a great appreciation of painting to be the best indication of a most perfect mind.
Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.