Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"In geometry lies the poetry of the physical world."Eratosthenes
"Just as a sculptor shapes marble, so too does a leader shape the character of their people."Pericles
"Art is not merely the imitation of nature, but the perfection of it."Pericles
"The art of healing requires both knowledge and compassion."Galen
"Medicine is a science, but healing is an art."Galen
"The physician's mission is to restore what nature intended."Galen
"The art of living is the art of adaptation."Xenophon
"A physician must be both artist and scientist."Galen
"The physician walks between science and art."Galen
"The art of medicine lies not in pills but in understanding."Galen
"Art is the daughter of nature"Herodotus
"The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start with nature, with an open mind."Hippocrates
"Healing is an art, and as in all arts, the artist must be thoroughly trained and disciplined."Hippocrates
"Art is the soul of civilization."Pindar
"The astronomer learns that observing is an art perfected only through dedicated practice."Hipparchus
"The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power."Thucydides
"Love is a craftsman of exquisite skill."Sappho
"The greatest art is the art of being fully alive."Sappho
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."Hippocrates
"The art of living well is the greatest art of all."Hippocrates
"Art in medicine is knowing what to do when science runs out of answers."Hippocrates
"Art elevates the human spirit beyond the limitations of flesh."Pindar
"Art allows the soul to express what the tongue cannot articulate."Pindar
"In the realm of art, freedom and discipline are partners, not enemies."Xenophon
"Art imitates life, but bad art imitates other bad art."Thucydides
"Sight is a faculty; seeing is an art."Herodotus
"Poetry is the voice of the soul made audible."Sappho
"Beauty that does not speak to the soul is merely decoration."Sappho
"We are all artists painting our lives with the colors we are given."Sappho
"Healing is an art whose foundation is sympathy and whose crown is science."Hippocrates