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Famous
Quotes and Comments by Henri Matisse
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished
my works
to have the light joyousness of springtime which
never lets anyone suspect the labors it has
cost
me.
Henri
Matisse
. . I have always sought to be understood
and, while I was taken to task by critics
or colleagues, I thought they were right, assuming
I had not been clear enough to be understood.
This assumption allowed me to work
my whole life
without hatred and even without bitterness toward
criticism, regardless of its source. I counted
solely on the clarity of expression
of my work to gain my ends. Hatred, rancor,
and the spirit of vengeance are useless baggage
to the artist.
His road is difficult enough for him to cleanse
his soul of everything which could make it more
so.
Henri
Matisse
Happy
are those who sing
with all their heart, from the bottoms of their
hearts. To find joy
in the sky, the trees, the flowers. There are
always flowers for those who want to see them."
There really are. The good
is just as real as the bad
in life.
Henri
Matisse
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