“The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.”
Best“The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.”
Nature“The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.”
Best“Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.”
Best“The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.”
Nature“Rules and models destroy genius and art.”
Art“A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.”
Smile“If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators.”
Learning“Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.”
Art“We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.”
Nature“Learning is its own exceeding great reward.”
Learning“Grace in women has more effect than beauty.”
Beauty“Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.”
Fear“Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.”
Poetry“The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.”
Art“The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.”
Knowledge“Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.”
Death“An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may.”
Truth“Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.”
Food“Prosperity is a great teacher adversity a greater.”
Teacher“We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.”
Courage“A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.”
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