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

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

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

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

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

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