The love of gain never made a painter; but it has marred many.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.

Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.

Never judge a work of art by its defects.

Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.

Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters.

Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.

No man knows himself as an original.

The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

If you don’t want to regret your life later, then begin to invest your time, begin to measure your life. Measure your life by the products and by the results you produce!

We have to allow God to do a work in us before He can do a work through us.

Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness.

Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it!

An orderly society cannot exist if every man may decide which laws he will obey.

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

I like to be lean and flexible. I'm not interested in gaining size.

If I could hang out with Jimi Hendrix, it wouldn't be over dinner.

If SANTA CLAUS came down the chimney in a f**king jogging suit, you wouldn't even know it was him.