Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.
Drawing is not following a line on the model, it is drawing your sense of the thing.
The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.
Paint like a fiend when the idea possesses you.
The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art.
Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.