It is a hard matter for a man to lie all over, nature having provided king's evidence in almost every member. The hand will sometimes act as a vane, to show which way the wind blows, even when every feature is set the other way; the knees smite together and sound the alarm of fear under a fierce countenance; the legs shake with anger when all above us calm.

He who has no pleasure in looking up, is not fit so much as to look down.

The love of gain never made a painter; but it has marred many.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

Nothing gets you behind faster than trying to keep up with people who are already there.

Never judge a work of art by its defects.

Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.