That which has no limitations, has no form.
Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
The painter's mind is a copy of the divine mind, since it operates freely in creating the many kinds of animals, plants, fruits, landscapes, countrysides, ruins, and awe-inspiring places.
Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.
Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, labor in vain.
He who wishes to see how the soul inhabits the body should look to see how that body uses its daily surroundings. If the dwelling is dirty and neglected, the body will be kept by its soul in the same condition, dirty and neglected.