“Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart’s desire.”

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”

“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.”

“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.”

“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.”