The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often causes a painting to deviate from its true path - the concrete study of nature - to lose itself all too long in intangible speculations.

Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment.

Painting is founded on the heart controlled by the head.

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.