From the height from which the great look down on the world all the rest of mankind seem equal.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way.

The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.

The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

The Princess Borghese, Bonaparte's sister, who was no saint, sat to Canova as a reclining Venus, and being asked if she did not feel a little uncomfortable, replied, "No. There was a fire in the room."

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.