No man, perhaps, is so wicked as to commit evil for its own sake. Evil is generally committed under the hope of some advantage the pursuit of virtue seldom obtains. Yet the most successful result of the most virtuous heroism… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
The explanation of the propensity of the English people to portrait painting is to be found in their relish for a Fact. Let a man do the grandest things, fight the greatest battles, or be distinguished by the most brilliant… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil. — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized. — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
It is highly convenient to believe in the infinite mercy of God when you feel the need of mercy, but remember also his infinite… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
It is better to make friends than adversaries of a conquered race. — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
One of the surest evidences of an elevated taste is the power of enjoying works of impassioned terrorism, in poetry, and painting. The man… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
Genius in poverty is never feared, because nature, though liberal in her gifts in one instance, is forgetful in another. — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
No man, perhaps, is so wicked as to commit evil for its own sake. Evil is generally committed under the hope of some advantage… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
Men of genius are often considered superstitious, but the fact is, the fineness of their nerve renders them more alive to the supernatural than… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
Men who have reached and passed 45, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
If men would only take the chances of doing right because it is right, instead of the immediate certainty of the advantage of doing… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
The greatest geniuses have always attributed everything to God, as if conscious of being possessed of a spark of His divinity. — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
Beware of the beginnings of vice. Do not delude yourself with the belief that it can be argued against in the presence of the… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
