I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time.

Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.

The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea

Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.

Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it.

Your only hope of satisfying others is in satisfying yourself. I speak of a great satisfaction, not a commercial satisfaction.

The picture that looks as if it were done without an effort may have been a perfect battlefield in its making.