Inspirational Sayings

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

Man is so great that his greatness is known even in his knowing himself to be miserable.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

The sole object of government ought to be the greatest happiness of the greatest possible number of the community.

If music be the food of love, play on.

I have been a soldier for twenty years, and in all that time, I have never seen a man so brave as to be afraid of a woman.

One ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

I am not a painter, but a sculptor.

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

Ah, it seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon to produce.

Melody is the essence of music.

I have worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did will achieve the same results.

I paint with my mind, not with my hands.

I will paint the face of a beggar as well as that of an emperor.

I hope that my death will make the people happy.

I have been often reproached with a passion for fame.

I should believe that they would easily be made Christians, because they have no religion.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.