No man can thoroughly master more than one art or science.
Good temper is an estate for life.
The more a man writes, the more he can write.
The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.
The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others.
I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.