Nobody does good to men with impunity.
The delicate droop of the petals standing out in relief, is like the eyelid of a child.
I am like a moon that shines on an immense, unknown sea where ships never pass
An artist worthy of the name should express all the truth of nature, not only the exterior truth, but also, and above all, the inner truth.
To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature
The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others.