The great isn't something accidental; it must be willed.

How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun.

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.

The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism.

But for one's health as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing.

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

Painters understand nature and love it, and teach us to see.