Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

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

My drawings are the result of my sculpture.

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.

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

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.