If you want me to follow my own path, I have my own way.

You should know that God rewards hard work and does not let a day pass by in idleness.

The key to painting lies in the balance between similarity and dissimilarity. Dissimilarity is deceiving the world, and similarity is kitsch.

Don’t let a day pass by without teaching.

Those who want to establish their art must first establish their people.

Don’t talk about others’ shortcomings, and don’t talk about your own strengths; smile when others criticize you, and laugh when others praise you.

The beauty of painting lies in the balance between similarity and dissimilarity. Too much likeness is kitsch, not too much likeness is deceiving the world. Those who learn from me will live, and those who are like me will die.

Those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die.

Never let a day be idle.

I will never draw something I have not seen.

Don’t envy peonies for their wealth, but they are less sweet than pears and oranges.

What is similar is vulgar, and what is not is deceptive. The beauty is between similarity and dissimilarity.