Dante Gabriel Rossetti

"In the shop of art, patience is the greatest currency."

"The poet sees beauty where others see only facts."

"A single rose can teach us more than a thousand books about beauty."

"The soul that has no fixed aim loses itself."

"Sorrow is the price we pay for love."

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"The greatest wealth is wisdom, the greatest poverty is foolishness."

"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"The only prison is ignorance, the only freedom is knowledge."

"In love, one and one makes three."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish."

"A lie has many variations, but the truth is always the same."

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

"Every moment of light and dark is a miracle."

"Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on, but you do."

"The pen is mightier than the sword because it carries eternal truths."

"In solitude, we find ourselves; in company, we find our purpose."

"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of harmony."

"Death is but opening another door to a brighter room."

"The music of the spheres plays in the hearts of those who listen."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation."

"To love is to risk pain, to refrain from loving is to risk your soul."

"The secret to happiness is finding what you love and doing it with all your heart."

"Every person has a story that the world needs to hear."

"We are made of stardust and infinite possibility."

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."