It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it.

Without anxiety and illness I should have been like a ship without a rudder.

The rich man who gives, steals twice over. First he steals the money and then the hearts of men.

Death is pitch-dark, but colors are light. To be a painter, one must work with rays of light.

Youth must go ahead and prosper. These young painters are all very talented people, but they all paint frescoes.