Painting is so much more than the materials.
Whoso desireth to govern well and securely, it behoveth him to have a vigilant eye to the proceedings of great princes, and to consider seriously of their designs.
Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.
Men endure the losses that befall them by mere casualty with more patience than the damages they sustain by injustice.
But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.
Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.
The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.
Owes unions who endorsed him; that's why he's in politics.
I decided long ago that my family absolutely comes first, and I don't regret that. I do, however, sometimes wish I had an extra five hours or so in the day!
Is it advisable to spread out all the conveniences of culture before people to whom a few steps up a stair to a library is a sufficient deterrent from reading?
Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyone’s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat, he’s actually sawing a girl in half. You think he’s doing one trick when he’s actually doing another. You think that I’m dying, but I’m laughing at you.