It is absurd to look for perfection.

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Paint the essential character of things.

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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.

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Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

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Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

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Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.

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Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are not closely tied to their time.

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I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely.

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I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one's art and exaggerates one's value.

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