"I am not poor. Poor are..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“The young man should first learn perspective, then the proportions of objects. Next, copy work after the hand of a good master, to gain the habit of drawing parts of the body well; and then to work from nature, to confirm the lessons learned.”

“He who does not understand the supreme certainty of mathematics is wallowing in confusion.”

“The mind of a painter should be like a mirror which is filled with as many images as there are things placed before him.”

“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.”

“Be satisfied with your business, and learn to love what you were bred to.”

“No disaster is worse than being discontented.”

“IDEAS CAN BE TRANSMUTED INTO CASH THROUGH THE POWER OF DEFINITE PURPOSE, PLUS DEFINITE PLANS.”

“If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.”

“The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode.”