"Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever."
"It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride."
"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."
"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth."
"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most."
"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."