Rembrandt van Rijn

"The eye that follows the line of a face knows the path of the soul."

"Imperfection is the characteristic of all that is worthwhile."

"Color is a power which directly influences the soul."

"The artist's eye is a portal to divine understanding."

"In every face, read a story of courage or despair."

"Work with passion or do not work at all."

"The moment we cease to struggle is the moment we cease to live."

"True elegance consists in the rejection of the insignificant."

"Light reveals what darkness conceals."

"The artist must be blind to distinction between 'convention' and 'reality.'"

"Time is the canvas upon which we paint our lives."

"A picture is worth a thousand words only if it speaks truth."

"The measure of an artist is what they can leave unsaid."

"Love is the most powerful force in creation."

"Faith is not blindness; it is clarity of vision."

"The greatest artists are often the greatest sufferers."

"Where there is light, there is hope."

"The human form is nature's greatest masterpiece."

"Excellence is not an act but a habit."

"Observe the world as a child observes it, with wonder and without judgment."

"The brush speaks louder than words."

"In silence, the soul finds its truest voice."

"To understand beauty is to understand life itself."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"Every shadow tells a story of light."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but mastery of it."

"The world breaks everyone, then some become strong in the broken places."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"Knowledge without wisdom is like a light without direction."