Quotes by

Bernard Berenson

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her? – Bernard Berenson

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. – Bernard Berenson

Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed. – Bernard Berenson

Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope. – Bernard Berenson

When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase. – Bernard Berenson

I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. – Bernard Berenson

I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it. – Bernard Berenson