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    Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and also experience them.

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Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]

Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]

by Hippocrates Of Iphicrates Found in: Art Quotes,
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make read more

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work

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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
'Tis more by art, than force of numerous strokes.

by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios") Found in: Art Quotes,
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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

by Hedy Lamarr Found in: Art Quotes,
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All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
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All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The coin, Tiberius.

by Henry Austin Dobson Found in: Art Quotes,
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There is no must in art because art is free

There is no must in art because art is free

by Wassily Kandinsky Found in: Art Quotes,
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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, read more

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Art Quotes,
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All art requires courage.

All art requires courage.

by Anne Tucker Found in: Art Quotes,
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