Who said “Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.”?

“All men by nature desire to know.”

“All nature wears one universal grin.”

“Nature provides exceptions to every rule.”

“Art is man's nature: Nature is God's art.”

“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.”

“When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.”

“To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers.”

“The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.”

“Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off. My hand has become the obedient instrument of a remote will.”

“In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better.”

“One eye sees, the other feels.”