It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
CLAUDE MONETGetting up at 4 in the morning, I slave away all day until by the evening I’m exhausted, and I end by forgetting all my responsibilities, thinking only of the work I’ve set out to do.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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It is better to have done something than to have been someone.
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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
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My heart is forever in Giverny.
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My life has been nothing but a failure.
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Listening only to my instincts, I discovered superb things.
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I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.
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When I look at nature I feel as if I’ll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you’re working.
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One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.
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The real subject of every painting is light.
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I still don’t know where I am going to sleep tomorrow.
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I work at my garden all the time and with love. What I need most are flowers, always. My heart is forever in Giverny.
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Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.
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I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
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I’ve been working so hard that I’m exhausted… I feel I won’t be able to do without a few weeks’ rest, so I’m going off to see the sea.
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I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.
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