Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
The senses are of the earth, the reason stands apart from them in contemplation.
The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.
Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.
To lie is vile, to tell truth is excellent, if not noble.