The senses are of the earth, the reason stands apart from them in contemplation.
The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain
Darkness is absence of light. Shadow is diminution of light.
In fact, whatever exists in the universe, in essence, in appearance, in the imagination, the painter has first in his mind and then in his hands ... it lies in his power to create them . . .
People of higher talent work, even if they seem to do nothing
Learning never exhausts the mind.