“When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door.”

“Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.”

“What does the Spirit do? His works are ineffable in majesty, and innumerable in quantity. How can we even ponder what extends beyond the ages? What did He do before creation began? How great are the graces He showered on creation? What power will He wield in the age to come? He existed; He pre-existed; He co-existed with the Father and the Son before the ages. Even if you can imagine anything beyond the ages, you will discover that the Spirit is even further before.”

“The good man is free, even if he is a slave. The evil man is a slave, even if he is a king.”

“Where there is a true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an incomparable masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity.”

“Yes, I can understand that a man might go to gambling table - when he sees that all that lies between himself and death is his last crown”