“Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed”

“Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty”

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude”

“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame”

“A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life”

“There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress”