From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.

Trifles make perfection but perfection is not a trifle

The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.

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.

Let whoever may have attained to so much as to have the power of drawing know that he holds a great treasure.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Lord free me of myself, so I can please you!