It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.

Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.