The fine arts once divorcing themselves from truth are quite certain to fall mad, if they do not die.

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.

Fire is the best of servants, but what a master!

Give us, O give us the man who sings at his work! Be his occupation what it may, he is equal to any of those who follow the same pursuit in silent sullenness. He will do more in the same time . . . he will do it better . . . he will persevere longer. One is scarcely sensible to fatigue while he marches to music. The very stars are said to make harmony as they revolve in their spheres.

They only are wise who know that they know nothing.

Let one who wants to move and convince others, first be convinced and moved themselves. If a person speaks with genuine earnestness the thoughts, the emotion and the actual condition of their own heart, others will listen because we all are knit together by the tie of sympathy.

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.