The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

The more simple we are, the more complete we become.

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

Patience is also a form of action.

Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life.

The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.

Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.

To be or not to be. Choose be.

The world is a mirror of ourselves.

An overcrowded world is the ideal place in which to be lonely.

Every coming year is as bad as the previous one, the only difference being that in most cases it is even worse.

Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.

Time destroyed Is suicide, where more than blood is spilt.

The highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences.

The only kind of water that should fly through the air is rain.

Don't impose yourself until you really know the work throroughly.