One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

In art the best is good enough.

Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.