Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Venerate art as art.

Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.

Art is the microscope of the mind, which sharpens the wit as the other does the sight, and converts every object into a little universe in itself.

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.