Art Quotes
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"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."Sun Tzu
"In the art of negotiation, listening is more powerful than speaking."Saladin
"The greatest art is the art of living well and dying with honor."Saladin
"The flute speaks to the soul in ways that words cannot reach."Frederick the Great
"I am persuaded that the greatest works of art transcend the era in which they are created."Frederick the Great
"The art of ruling is the art of understanding human nature."Genghis Khan
"A work of art that does not move the soul is merely paint and canvas."Genghis Khan
"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one."Hannibal Barca
"Art elevates the soul and refines the spirit."Julius Caesar
"Art expresses what words alone cannot convey."Julius Caesar
"Art should trouble the comfortable and comfort the troubled."William Sloane Coffin
"Art is the expression of the soul through craft."Julius Caesar
"The greatest art is the art of seeing clearly what lies before you."Genghis Khan
"Art and war share this truth: both require a vision others cannot yet see."Hannibal Barca
"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination."William Sloane Coffin
"Art is the antidote to despair."William Sloane Coffin
"Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across."Sun Tzu
"Subtlety is the essence of greatness."Sun Tzu
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."Alexander the Great
"Art is one of the primary ways God speaks to us."Tony Campolo
"The greatest generals are poets of the battlefield."Hannibal Barca
"Art is the expression of what cannot be spoken."Hannibal Barca
"Art that ignores suffering is art that serves the interests of the comfortable."César Chávez
"Art is the language of the soul."Rob Bell
"Art is the language of the soul and the conscience of civilization."William Sloane Coffin
"Art without ethics is mere decoration."William Sloane Coffin
"Art is one of the ways humans touch the divine."Rob Bell
"Music and art and literature are languages that speak directly to the soul."Rob Bell
"Good preaching comes from the overflow of the heart."William Sloane Coffin
"Art is the language of the soul when words fail us."Barbara Brown Taylor