36 Quotes by Henri Rousseau

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Excuse my scribbling, it is late, and I have a poor candle.

It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.

If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it.

I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour.

If you remove these lines in the painting, the colors are no longer effective.

Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.

From the first moment of life, men ought to begin learning to deserve to live.

The landscapist lives in silence.