The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work.

At the beginning of a cask and at the end take your fill; in the middle be sparing.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.

Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.

Father, I scarcely dare to pray, So clear I see, now it is done, How I have wasted half my day, And left my work but just begun.

Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do takes l…