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.

The ignorant are to be found as much among the educated as among the uneducated.

The work of the art student is no light matter. Few have the courage and stamina to think it through. You have to make up your mind to be alone in many ways. We like sympathy and we like to be in company. It is easier than going it alone. But alone one gets acquainted with himself, grows up and on, not stopping with the crowd. It costs to do this. If you succeed somewhat you may have to pay for it as well as enjoy it all your life.

Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life.

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

What we need is more sense of the wonder of life and less of this business of making a picture.

All outward success, when it has value, is but the inevitable result of an inward success of full living, full play and enjoyment of one's faculties.