If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it. Henri Rousseau More Quotes by Henri Rousseau More Quotes From Henri Rousseau When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself "Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!" Henri Rousseau floweringgreensun Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see. Henri Rousseau paint The universe was born restless and has never since been still. Henri Rousseau restlessbornstills I felt before I thought Henri Rousseau felt God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor. Henri Rousseau gentlemanmenreligion We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso) Henri Rousseau erasstyletwo I have always believed that good is only beauty put into practice. Henri Rousseau always-believepracticebeauty The landscapist lives in silence. Henri Rousseau silence It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good. Henri Rousseau my-heartsaidheart Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness. Henri Rousseau luxuryprosperityrich The first man to fence in a piece of land, saying "this is mine" and who found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. Henri Rousseau realsimplebelieve The interest and the feelings are not due to colors; the lines of a painting that move us move us even more in a print. Henri Rousseau colorfeelingsmoving Cities are the sinks of the human race. Henri Rousseau humanscitiesrace It is not the criminal things which are hardest to confess, but the ridiculous and shameful. Henri Rousseau ridiculouscriminalsguilt From the first moment of life, men ought to begin learning to deserve to live. Henri Rousseau meninspirelife The more humanity owes the poor man, the more society denies him. Henri Rousseau povertyhumanitymen It is not I that am drawing, it is this thing at the end of my hand. Henri Rousseau drawinghandsart Nature's instructions are always slow; those of men are generally premature. Henri Rousseau natureinstructionmen Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body. Henri Rousseau povertyheartlittles Hatred as well as love, renders its votaries credulous. Henri Rousseau hatehatredlove
