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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.
Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.
If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.
If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to read more
His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to improve in every part,
His pencil out faces, his manners are heart.
