"The music at a wedding procession always reminds me of the music of soldiers going into battle."

"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid."

"Dieu me pardonnera. C'est son metier. (God will forgive me. It's his job.)"

"The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin."

"He only profits from praise who values criticism."

"Dieu me pardonnera. C'est son m'etier (God will forgive me. It's his profession)"

"Art requires imagination. It requires Creativity. Creativity requires experience and experience comes from your life. And your life is expressed in your art."

"My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality."

"Our friendships are precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part is sunshine."

"No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong."

"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."

"My friends, your people have both intellect and heart; you use these to consider in what way you can do the best to live."