…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.

Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them.

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

It's a great comfort to have an artistic sister.