The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains.

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

Work hard in silence & let the success make noise.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.