A Puny Body Weakens The Soul.

Time And Reflection Change The Sight Little By Little 'till We Come To Understand.

I Am Beginning To Consider Myself Stronger Than All Those Around Me, And You Know That The Good Opinion I Have Of Myself Has Only Been Reached After Mature Consideration.

My Nervous System Is Very Much Weakened - Nothing But Painting In Oil Can Keep Me Going.

It Took Me 40 Years To Find Out That Painting Is Not Sculpture.

Everything In Nature Is Formed Upon The Sphere, The Cone And The Cylinder. One Must Learn To Paint These Simple Figures And Then One Can Do All That He May Wish.