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

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.

Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.

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

God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand.

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

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

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

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

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

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