Make an effort to collect the good features from many beautiful faces.

The painter who draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies every thing placed in front of it without being conscious of their existence.

I am still hopeful. A falcon, Time. But the coincidence is probably accidental.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

Motion is created by the destruction of balance.

Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition.

For those colours which you wish to be beautiful, always first prepare a pure white ground.