The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.

He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.

There is nothing ugly in art except that which is without character, that is to say, that which offers no outer or inner truth.

It is the artist who is truthful and it is photography which lies, for in reality time does not stop

Mere exactitude, of which photography and moulage [life casting] are the lowest forms, does not inspire feelings.

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature