We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.
Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting.
Learning is the only thing that never disappoints us.
Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
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.