Choose only one master - Nature.
A work is finished when an artist realizes his intentions.
Try to put well in practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will in good time, discover the hidden things you now inquire about. Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.
An honest man always values earning honor over wealth.
A painting is complete when it has the shadows of a god.
I envy the poet. He is encouraged toward drunkenness and wallows with nubile wenches while the painter must endure wretchedness and pain for his art.