He who wishes to see how the soul inhabits the body should look to see how that body uses its daily surroundings. If the dwelling is dirty and neglected, the body will be kept by its soul in the same condition, dirty and neglected.

He who fears dangers will not perish by them.

Do not reveal, if liberty is precious to you; my face is the prison of love.

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

We may call painting the grandchild of nature.

The faculty of imagination is both the rudder and the bridle of the senses.