Genius is eternal patience.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.
If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.
Do you know that women who are chaste remain much fresher than those who are not?
Art is a jealous thing; it requires the whole and entire man.