"The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature." ― William Hazlitt Topic(s): Family Tags: humblest, painter More From William Hazlitt "The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much." "No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history." "To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind." More In Family "I’ve never had a divorce, but I’ve seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can’t write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I’m able to kind of express it, or their joy."― Dolly Parton "There’s a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I’m affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesn’t want to leave. He likes it very much."― David Bowie "I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values."― Al Sharpton