The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.
Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.
We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers.
Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
The unity in any painter's work arises from the fact that a person, brought to a desperate situation, will behave in a certain way... style.
To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.
I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.
Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores.