The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

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

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

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

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

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

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

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

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.