Soul is as necessary in a painting as body.
They who see only what they wish to see in those around them are very fortunate.
What am I? Nothing. What would I be? Everything.
Nothing is ever so good or so bad in reality as it is in the anticipation.
To a woman who knows her own mind men can only be a minor consideration.
Art ... is as much a source of happiness for the beginner as for the master. One forgets everything in one's work.