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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.
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It is ... impossible to keep one's excellence in a little glass casket, like a jewel, to take it out whenever wanted. On the contrary, it can only be conserved by continuous and good practice.
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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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The music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out,like the wild imagination of a child.
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Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.
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Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.
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When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination.
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The treasure I have found cannot be described in words, the mind cannot conceive of it.
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Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.
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I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.
