The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

An artist need not be a minister or a collector in church, but he must have a warm heart for people, and I find it a noble thing that, for example, no winter passed without The Graphic doing something to keep alive sympathy for the poor.

So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.

One can never study nature too much and too hard

The sunflower is mine, in a way.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.