James Ellis Quotes
Style in painting is the same as in writing,-a power over materials, whether words or colors.
Twilight is like death; the dark portal of night comes upon us, to open again in the glorious morning of immortality.
Our leisure is the time the Devil seizes upon to make us work for him; and the only way we can avoid conscription into his ranks is to keep all our leisure moments profitably employed.
It is a sure sign of a mind not balanced as it ought to be, when it is insensible to the pleasures of the domestic hearth, and to the little joys and endearments of a family.
There is no heart without remorse, no life without some misfortune, no one but what is something stained with sin.
To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no ambition; he aims at nothing, and generally hits his mark.
Let us lend cheerfully, for the time is pretty sure to come when we will wish to borrow.
Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only be acquired by cultivation and practice.
Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune.
The greater part of our misfortunes are brought on by neglecting the chances that yesterday gave us.
