I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Each of the arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of read more

Each of the arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think read more

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.