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

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

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

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

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

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

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

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

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