Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.

Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that we may never fall away from you, O Lord Jesus Christ.