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Caspar David Friedrich quotes: If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.

If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.

You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.

Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us.

The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand.

God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: The divine is everywhere, even in a grain of sand; there I represented it in the reeds.

The divine is everywhere, even in a grain of sand; there I represented it in the reeds.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art.

The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law.

The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling.

A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling.

Caspar David Friedrich quotes: I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.

I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.