Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Nothing is sadder than having worldly standards without worldly means.

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.

As against having beautiful workshops, studios, etc., one writes best in a cellar on a rainy day.