Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.

A picture has been said to be something between a thing and a thought.

It seems to me the charm of etching is the glimmering through of the white paper even in the shadows so that almost everything sparkles or suggest sparkles.

I hope to begin a new plan... not sitting down to local matter but walking and watching.

A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lyon.

Rural poetry is the pleasure ground of those who live in cities.

The purpose of education is to create a purpose for life. Go for it with the utmost sincerity.

People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.

The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.

It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).

After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.

I am confident that the day is not far distant when the light of peace shine again.

I keep mementos from everything I've done.

Remember: once you have ascertained that you are dealing with hostile intruders, the staircase becomes a free-fire zone.

Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.