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

Henri Matisse · Happiness

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Henri Matisse

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

Nature

Henri Matisse

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.

Love

Henri Matisse

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

Design

Henri Matisse

Exactitude is not truth.

Truth