An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.