To be a winner you must want to win but must know of the chance of losing and must not fear of it.

How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.

Movement will fail sooner than usefulness.

The knowledge of the past times and of the places of the earth is both an ornament and nutriment to the human mind.

Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.

A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul.

Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.