Nobody Does Good To Men With Impunity.

Where Did I Learn To Understand Sculpture? In The Woods By Looking At The Trees, Along Roads By Observing The Formation Of Clouds, In The Studio By Studying The Model, Everywhere Except In The Schools.

To The Artist There Is Never Anything Ugly In Nature

If The Artist Only Reproduces Superficial Features As Photography Does, If He Copies The Lineaments Of A Face Exactly, Without Reference To Character, He Deserves No Admiration. The Resemblance Which He Ought To Obtain Is That Of The Soul.

The Main Thing Is To Be Moved, To Love, To Hope, To Tremble, To Live. Be A Man Before Being An Artist!

Mystery Is Like A Kind Of Atmosphere Which Bathes The Greatest Works Of The Masters.