Work cures everything.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and...

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and...

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs...

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs...

We go where we need to go, and then try to figure out what we're...

We go where we need to go, and then try to figure out what we're...

Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.