Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong.

Finished persons are very common - people who are closed up, quite satisfied that there is little more to learn

The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.

If a certain activity, such as painting, becomes the habitual mode of expression, it may follow that taking up the painting materials and beginning work with them will act suggestively and so presently evoke a flight into the higher state.

Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.

There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.

Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.