"Wisdom is the daughter of experience..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“He who can copy can do.”

“Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not to censure you. And if the answer is yes, correct the fault. If no, give the impression that you have not heard him, or if he is a man whom you respect, explain to him why he is mistaken.”

“It reflects no great honour on a painter to be able to execute one thing well.”

“When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.”

“Swallowing angry words before you say them is better than having to eat them afterwards.”

“Courage is the human virtue that counts most-courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence. That's all any of us have.”

“What a strange life I lead- a kind of Cinderella-life-half glitter in crystal shoes, half mice and cinders! But it is a wonderful life all the same.”

“I've never had a dislike for men. I've been badly treated by some. But I've been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.”

“I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.”