The perfection of art is to conceal art. – Quintilian

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me. – Camillo di Cavour

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. – Ludwig van Beethoven

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar – that I call an achievement. – Horace