Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

Years teach us more than books.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.

In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

To harbor hatred and animosity in the soul makes one irritable, gloomy, and prematurely old.

The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.

Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.

How do you know when you're God?" "When I pray to him I find I am talking to myself.

Vivi held up the front page of the New York Times, pointing out the headline: 'The Grinch Who Killed Christmas.'"Way to go, Grinch,

The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

A Quest of any kind is a heroic journey. It is a rite of passage that carries you to an inner place of silence and majesty and encourages you to live life more courageously and genuinely.

It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.

Buying a Ferrari is like buying Château Pétrus if you like fine wines. It's the safe choice.

The time has now come to amend the Constitution to restore freedom of speech for America's people of faith.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives.