Art lives on constraint and dies of freedom.

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory. That in art is highest which aims at this.

If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius.

It is not sufficient merely to be a great master in painting and very wise, but I think that it is necessary for the painter to be very moral in his mode of life, or even, if such were possible, a saint, so that the Holy Spirit may inspire his intellect.

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.