To write well, express yourself like the common people, but... - Aristotle

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny."

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

"Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well."

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

"To perceive is to suffer."