If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

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.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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

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

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

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

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

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.