What Beauty Is, I Know Not, Though

Simplicity Is The Greatest Adornment Of Art.

My Father Suffered Much And Toiled Painfully All His Life, For He Had No Resources Other Than The Proceeds Of His Trade From Which To Support Himself And His Wife And Family.

If A Man Devotes Himself To Art, Much Evil Is Avoided That Happens Otherwise If One Is Idle.

As I Grew Older, I Realized That It Was Much Better To Insist On The Genuine Forms Of Nature, For Simplicity Is The Greatest Adornment Of Art.

The Artist Is Chosen By God To Fulfill His Commands And Must Never Be Overwhelmed By Public Opinion.