"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."
"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."
"It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride."
"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth."
"Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close."
"Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave."