Robert Henri Quotes

All outward success when it has value is but the inevitable result of an inward success of full living full play and enjoyment of one's faculties.

Cherish your emotions and never undervalue them.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

The pursuit of happiness ... is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.

Cherish your own emotions and never under-value them. We are not here to do what has already been done.

Some one has defined a work of art as a “thing beautifully done.” I like it better if we cut away the adverb and preserve the word “done,” and let it stand alone in its fullest meaning. Things are not done beautifully. The beauty is an integral part of their being done.

The brain can be a wonderful tool, can be a willing slave, as has been evidenced by some men, but of course it works poorly when it has not the habit of usage. An automobile can become a source of delight, but the first time you drive you are as apt to go up a tree as to go up the road.