gospel

“What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”

Pablo Picasso

“One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”

Oscar Wilde

“Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.”

Alexander Pope