The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms, Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

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

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!

The nude alone is well dressed

If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul.