Music cannot be called otherwise than the sister of painting, for she is dependent upon hearing, a sense second to sight, and her harmony is composed of the union of its proportional parts sounded simultaneously, rising and falling in one or more harmonic rhythms.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.

Great love is born of great knowledge of the thing that is loved, and if you do not know it, you can love it little or not at all.

once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up

One painter ought never to imitate the manner of any other; because in that case he cannot be called the child of nature, but the grandchild. It is always best to have recourse to nature, which is replete with such abundance of objects, than to the productions of other masters, who learnt everything from her.

Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.