Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.

Divine nature gave us fields, human skill built our cities. -Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes

He who flees at the right time can fight again.

He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends.

It is necessary for men to be deceived in religion.

For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.

The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.

Not all who own a harp are harpers.

The gods help those who help themselves.

It's only words... unless they're true.

Success or failure is not a one day event, but continuous life process. Each day you succeed and each day you fail with life, and most of the time, success follows the failure.

To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.

I like that original romance of having a pen and a legal pad and going anywhere in the world and being able to write a novel with just those two things.

Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.

O Jesus and Mary, let my entire consolation in this world be to love you and to suffer for sinners.

Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.

I just want to keep writing music.

Consider thyself to be dead, and to have completed thy life up to the present time; and live according to nature the remainder which is allowed thee.

I begin by considering an effect.