There Is No Such Flatterer As Is

Observation And Experiment For Gathering Material, Induction And Deduction For Elaborating It: These Are Are Only Good Intellectual Tools.

I Always Think Of Myself Not So Much As A Painter But As A Medium For Accident And Chance.

Silence Is The Sleep That Nourishes Wisdom.

All Of Our Actions Take Their Hue From The Complexion Of The Heart, As Landscapes Their Variety From Light.

A Prudent Question Is One-half Of Wisdom.