Art

All art is but imitation of nature

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

Art is the proper task of life

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

Every artist was first an amateur

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing

Libraries are not made, they grow