There Is No Man On

But I Shall Let The Little I Have Learnt Go Forth Into The Day In Order That Someone Better Than I May Guess The Truth, And In His Work May Prove And Rebuke My Error. At This I Shall Rejoice That I Was Yet A Means Whereby This Truth Has Come To Light.

He That Would Be A Painter Must Have A Natural Turn Thereto. Love And Delight Therein Are Better Of The Art Of Painting Than Compulsion.

If A Man Devotes Himself To Art, Much Evil Is Avoided That Happens Otherwise If One Is Idle.

And Since Geometry Is The Right Foundation Of All Painting, I Have Decided To Teach Its Rudiments And Principles To All Youngsters Eager For Art. . .

The New Art Must Be Based Upon Science - In Particular, Upon Mathematics, As The Most Exact, Logical, And Graphically Constructive Of The Sciences.