Henri Quotes
Did not the artists of the great age of Japanese art change names many times during their careers? I like that; they wanted to safeguard their freedom.
Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.
It is almost an intellectual tradition to pay heed to the insane. In my case those that I most respect are the morons.
To live in the present, we must deeply believe that what is most important is in the here and now.
Spiritual identity means we are not what we do or what people say about us. And we are not what we have. We are the beloved daughters and sons of God.
The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.
The more we touch the intimate love of God which creates, sustains, and guides us, the more we recognize the multitude of fruits that come forth from that love.
We are not the healers, we are not the reconcilers, we are not the givers of life. We are sinful, broken, vulnerable people who need as much care as anyone we care for.
When we break bread and give it to each other, fear vanishes and God becomes very close.
For many, religion has to do with what we are allowed to do and not allowed to do. In the end, that doesn't bear fruit.
I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is real.
The world is waiting for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new international order.
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.
Jesus says, "Keep your heart on the kingdom first. Keep your heart on God's love. Keep focused on the fact that you are God's beloved daughter or son. That's the truth of who you are.
Those who think that they have arrived, have lost their way. Those who think they have reached their goal, have missed it. Those who think they are saints, are demons.
Guessing before proving! Need I remind you that it is so that all important discoveries have been made?
What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?
A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations.
Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked, so to speak, making a stable combination.
I think just about everything has been tackled, but it may be that things will be done again, only better and differently.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
Permanence of instinct must go with permanence of form...The history of the present must teach us the history of the past.
Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.
It's a wrong idea that a master is a finished person. Masters are very faulty; they haven't learned everything and they know it.
Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is his life.
The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.
An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.
There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.
It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.
