I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.

Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them.

Be good and you will be lonely.

Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess. Sometimes we are too close to the scene, to see clearly. We "know" ourselves so well that we cannot see how we are perceived by others. Our opinion of ourselves is only "one" opinion and it may not be the truth.

A soiled baby with a neglected nose cannot be conscientiously regarded as a thing of beauty.