Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action. What they have done commits and enforces them to do the same again. The first act, which was to be an experiment, becomes a sacrament.

I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional.

But do your work, and I shall know you. Do your work, and you shall reinforce yourself.

The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

Good nature is stronger than tomahawks.