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

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

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

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

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

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