"He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her"

"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her"

"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop"

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings"

"Its love that makes the world go round, my baby"

"Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest"

"I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love"

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit"

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"