“Who loves — lives, who lives - works, and who works has some bread.”

“Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.”

“A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.”

“The one who has not seen Paris in the morning does not know how beautiful it is.”

“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”

“No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.”

“Diligence does not work if there is a lack of innate talent.”