The more refined one is, the more unhappy. Anton Chekhov
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. Lord Chesterfield
Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. Matthew Arnold
To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us. Johann Von Goethe