The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. change
Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. history
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. politics
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. happiness & sympathy
Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild. art & nature
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. men
Beauty awakens the soul to act. beauty
Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal. beauty
The secret of getting things done is to act! politics
All hope abandon, ye who enter here! hope
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. knowledge
Nature is the art of God. art & nature
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. sad