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Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

He is the freeman whom the truth makes free.

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat: he stores up a lot of poison.

We all have to take defeats in life.

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.

Facts are the enemy of truth.

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

Genius is eternal patience.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over and over again, but expecting a different result.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

I dream my painting and then paint my dream.