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“ Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. ”

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I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

~ Henri Matisse

You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.

~ Henri Matisse

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while working.

~ Henri Matisse

To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.

~ Henri Matisse