All Quotes

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him as he works. ”

It is right and necessary that all should have work to do which shall be worth doing and be of itself pleasant to do, and which should be done under such conditions as would make it neither over-wearisome nor over-anxious. ”

I can't enter into politico-social subjects with any interest, for on the whole, I see that things are in a muddle, and I have no power or vocation to set them right in ever so little a degree. ”

The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make. ”

Life is very short... but I would like to live four times and if I could, I would set out to do no other things than I am seeking now to do. ”

You must try to match your colors as nearly as you can to those you see before you, and you must study the effects of light and shade on nature's own hues and tints. ”

Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear. ”

If you are passionate only about yourself -that is the road to disaster. ”

Everything I do is to support my passion, and that is the rescuing of animals! ”

I started volunteering at an animal shelter, and little by little, my life started getting better. I think that is the secret. It is just being on a mission that is something bigger than me and it's thankless. You do that because it is thankless, and I am not looking for anybody to say, 'Thanks' and 'You are great!' ”