Every spirit builds itself a house; and beyond its house, a world; and beyond its world a heaven. Know then, that the world exists for you: build, therefore, your own world.

Children are all foreigners.

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun.

There is no way to success in art but to take off your coat, grind paint, and work like a digger on the railroad, all day and every day.

A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.

A little integrity is better than any career.