There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. happiness & sympathy
Beauty awakens the soul to act. beauty
The secret of getting things done is to act! politics
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. sad
Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. history
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. change
Nature is the art of God. art & nature
Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild. art & nature
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. politics
Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal. beauty
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. men
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. knowledge
All hope abandon, ye who enter here! hope