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The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be...The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field.

Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing turn to your periods.

A fool learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others.

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.

I don't try to jump over 7 foot bars, I look around for 1 foot bars that I can step over.

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

The more you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.