You have never been poor, and never known what ambition is.

Nature: a place where birds fly around uncooked

Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.

Whenever one has anything unpleasant to say, one should always be quite candid.

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.