I advance all of my canvas at one time.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

You are perfect, not tomorrow, not in the future, but today.

When creativity is running rampant, it is imperative that we get carried away by it never knowing what we will create or whom we will inspire!

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

You are quite unnecessary, young man!

When you express your gratitude, you will bring joy to others lives.When others know joy, your life will be filled with happiness.

Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism.

Whoever has character also has his typical experience, which returns over and over again.

I can look at my books with pleasure from a distance. Four feet is close enough.

Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift.

There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life.