"The artist sees what others only catch..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“Whoever in debate quotes authority uses not intellect, but memory.”

“The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.”

“My works are the issue of simple and plain experience which is the true mistress.”

“Poets and writers who are in love with the superlative all want to do more than they can.”

“To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of artthis is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.”

“Those who become enamoured of the art, without having previously applied to the diligent study of the scientific part of it, may be compared to mariners who put to the sea in a ship without rudder or compass and therefore cannot be certain of arriving at the wished for port.”

“The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.”

“What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.”

“Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.”