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    The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
    music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
    significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's
    uses.
    - Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),

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Bad artists always admire each others work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes,
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]

by Theophile Gautier Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.

Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.

by Susanne Langer Found in: Art Quotes,
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Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let read more

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

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You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

by John Singer Sargent Found in: Art Quotes,
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Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

by Peter C. Wilson Found in: Art Quotes,
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It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that read more

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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

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In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Art Quotes,
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