Cobalt is a divine color and there is nothing as fine for putting an atmosphere round things. Carmine is the red of wine and is warm and lively like wine. The same goes for emerald green too. It's false economy to dispense with them, with those colors. Cadmium as well.

What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

The cure for him would be to take a good long look at some potato plants, which have lately had such a deep and distinctive colour and tone, instead of driving himself mad looking at pieces of yellow satin and gold leather.

There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good—a world of good.

I believe I do much better for the time being by first copying some good things than by working without that foundation

I am no friend of present-day Christianity, though its Founder was sublime.