France Is The Only Nation In Which

When I Am No Longer Controversial, I Will No Longer Be Important

I Am Not One Who Was Born In The Custody Of Wisdom; I Am One Who Is Fond Of Olden Times And Intense In Quest Of The Sacred Knowing Of The Ancients.

I Deny That Art Can Be Taught, Or, In Other Words, Maintain That Art Is Completely Individual, And That The Talent Of Each Artist Is But The Result Of His Own Inspiration And His Own Study Of Past Tradition.

Beauty Lies In Nature And Reveals, Once The Artist Has Perceived It, Its Own Expressive Power.

The Expression Of Beauty Is In Direct Ratio To The Power Of Conception The Artist Has Acquired.