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"Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong."
"Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not."
"Through art, mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men. They are the bonds of a great Brotherhood. Those who are of the Brotherhood know each other, and time and space cannot separate them."
"The good thing about painting from memory is that so much is forgotten."
"In certain books—some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother."
"Educate yourself. Don't let me educate you"
"Don't stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit."
"Your only hope of satisfying others is in satisfying yourself. I speak of a great satisfaction, not a commercial satisfaction."
"The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art."
"Look for echoes. Sometimes the same shape or direction will echo through the picture."
"Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life."
"Self-acquainta nce is a rare condition."
"There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know."
"Manet did not do the expected. He was a pioneer. He followed his individual whim. Told the public what he wanted it to know, not the time worn things the public already knew and thought it wanted to hear again. The public was very much offended."
"Colors are beautiful when they are significant."
"Many receive a criticism and think it is fine; think they got their money's worth; think well of the teacher for it, and then go on with their work just the same as before. That is the reason much of the wisdom of Plato is still locked up in the pages of Plato."
"To be free, to be happy and to be fruitful, can only be attained through sacrifice of many common but overestimated things."
"I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time."
"Whatever you feel or think your exact state at the exact moment of your brush touching the canvas is in some way registered in that stroke."
"I have heard it very often said that an artist does not need intelligence, that his is the province of the soul"