Art Quotes

"Comedy holds a mirror up to society; society is appalled at what it sees."

"The state that fears its artists and philosophers is a state that fears truth itself."

"All art is a form of protest against the accepted way of seeing the world."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"All arts and crafts are but human attempts to imitate nature's infinite creativity."

"Art and practice excel nature."

"The artist who imitates nature perfectly has understood the deepest truth."

"Art imitates nature's harmonies"

"Art is nature made visible"

"The poet gives shape to what was merely formless before"

"The works of art outlive the empires that produce them"

"Art imitates life while life imitates art."

"Art imitates nature not by copying its form, but by understanding its principles."

"The poets have made freemen of us all by showing us the world through their eyes."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see through your eyes."

"Art is what makes life worth living."

"Art heals what words cannot reach."

"Art speaks to the soul when words cannot."

"The art of living well is knowing when to speak and when to remain silent."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"By words the mind is winged, but to describe it truly one requires all the arts."

"What is the cause of the corruption of our youth? The theatre."

"The poet is the voice of his times, speaking truth through entertainment."

"In the mirror of comedy, society sees its own reflection."

"Art imitates nature, but only because the artist understands nature's methods."

"The artist who works without understanding nature's principles merely produces decoration."

"The artist who creates beauty speaks a language all hearts understand."

"The craftsman's hand and the artist's eye create immortality from clay."

"Art is the most beautiful way to say what words can't."

"Every artist is a thief of moments and feelings."