The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs, has been, not whether there be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.
The real wealth of a nation lies in its natural capital.
To be a writer is to have a certain kind of sensitivity to the world, to be able to see what others do not see, to hear what others do not hear.
The most difficult thing in painting is to be simple.