The pilgrim is humble and devout, 

and human, 

and charitable, 

and ready to smile and admire; 

therefore, 

he should comprehend the whole of his way, 

the people in it, 

and the hills and the clouds, 

and the habits of the various cities.

To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.

If God were suddenly condemned to live the life 

which He has inflicted upon men, 

He would kill Himself.

Man has no greater enemy than himself.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, 

but very difficult when you do.

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; 

and literature is one of the best allies of virtue 

and promoters of happiness.

I arise in the morning torn between 

a desire to improve the world 

and a desire to enjoy the world. 

This makes it hard to plan the day.

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, 

in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, 

or the cry of the critic for five.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty 

of keeping awake 

the sense of wonder in the world.

You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

On the choice of friends, 

Our good or evil name depends.

The one thing that matters is the effort.