To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.

Quote by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects;...

If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects;...

In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how...

In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how...

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

Beautiful tone, beautiful heart

Beautiful tone, beautiful heart

Her life improved dramatically when she decided to break the rules and find beauty where...

Her life improved dramatically when she decided to break the rules and find beauty where...

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...

I know I am beautiful. I know I am strong. Because I love myself, and...

I know I am beautiful. I know I am strong. Because I love myself, and...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass...

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

It's [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes...

It's [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes...

Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing.

Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing.

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone

Charm is more than just beauty.

Charm is more than just beauty.

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty?...

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty?...

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A...

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A...

Beauty is excrescence, superabundance, random ebullience, and sheer delightful waste to be enjoyed in its...

Beauty is excrescence, superabundance, random ebullience, and sheer delightful waste to be enjoyed in its...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.