Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

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"A nation's soul is revealed in its art."
Livy
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Suetonius
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"The arts require a keen and delicate sensibility."
Horace
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"Art is the safest channel for the expression of feelings."
Horace
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Horace
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"The greatest eloquence is that which speaks most directly to the heart."
Pliny the Younger
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"The work of art conceals the artist."
Tacitus
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"Art is the revelation of divine truth through human form."
Pliny the Elder
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"The artist is a bridge between the visible and invisible worlds."
Pliny the Elder
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"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
Cato the Younger
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"Art is the expression of the soul."
Livy
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"Art is the mirror of society."
Livy
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"Art imitates nature"
Cato the Elder
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"Art is the lie that lets us see the truth."
Horace
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"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."
Pliny the Younger
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"In art, we capture the essence of the human spirit."
Diocletian
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"Art elevates the soul and speaks when words fail."
Constantine I
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"Art is the language of the soul, understood by all humanity."
Constantine I
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"Art elevates the soul."
Septimius Severus
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"Art imitates nature, yet nature surpasses all art."
Pliny the Elder
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"Art preserves the beauty of moments that time threatens to erase."
Pliny the Elder
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"The greatest art is the art of living well."
Cato the Elder
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"The art of governance is knowing what to command and what to allow."
Diocletian
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"Art is the reflection of the soul of a civilization."
Hadrian
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"True art transcends time and culture."
Hadrian
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"Art elevates the human spirit."
Hadrian
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"Love the art, poor as it may be."
Antoninus Pius
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"Art is the soul of civilization speaking to itself."
Cato the Elder
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"Art is the expression of the soul's deepest yearnings."
Cato the Younger
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"Art is the immortal voice of a mortal world."
Commodus