There Is A Word, In A Verb,

Nature... Is Nothing But The Inner Voice Of Self-interest.

In The Domain Of Painting And Statuary, The Present-day Credo Of The Worldly Wise, Especially In France, Is This: ... I Believe That Art Is, And Can Only Be, The Exact Reproduction Of Nature... An Avenging God Has Heard The Prayers Of This Multitude; Daguerre Was His Messiah.

Anybody, Providing He Knows How To Be Amusing, Has The Right To Talk About Himself.

I Throw Fresh Seeds Out. Who Knows What Survives?

...an Industry Which Can Furnish Results Identical To Nature Must Be The Absolute In Art.