How many attempts, now happy, now unhappy! ... He who has not felt the difficulties of his art does nothing that counts.
— Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Who told you that one paints with colors? One makes use of colors, but one paints with emotions.
— Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
One makes use of pigments, but one paints with one's feelings. — Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
