What I dream of is an art of balance of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing calming influence on the mind rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise are good nature truth good sense and good breeding.
Animals in their generation are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom...
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or...
Two obsessions are the hallmarks of Nature's artistic style.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not...
Praise the green earth. Chance has appointed her...
