Do not concern yourself with other people. Concern yourself with your own work alone.

You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes.

A painter can turn pennies into gold, for all subjects are capable of being transformed into poems.

It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint.

Better gray than garishness.

Drawing is the honesty of art.

Fine and delicate taste is the fruit of education and experience.