Art Quotes

"The art of living well is the art of living simply."

"The art of life is knowing what to overlook."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Every art begins with a single brushstroke."

"A tragedy is thus a representation of an action that is worth serious attention."

"Art is not just a thing that is produced, with subjects and manners at a given time, but a constant, smoldering energy."

"The art of life is in a constant readjustment to our surroundings."

"Art should depict life as it is, not as we wish it to be."

"The bow and the lyre differ in form but unite in purpose."

"Art is born of the attempt to understand our environment."

"Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men."

"The poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his senses."

"We should honor the noble and beautiful, not because they are rare, but because they lead to a good life."

"Art preserves the beauty of ages long past."

"Art speaks the language that words cannot reach."

"Art is expression, and everyone deserves to be heard."

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

"A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself."

"A work is properly shadowed when it possesses the quality of poetic beauty."

"Art is the imitation of nature."

"Timmy!"

"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration."

"The sculptor must remove all excess stone to reveal the beauty within."

"Art is the expression of that which cannot be spoken."

"The greatest art is that which speaks to the soul of all who encounter it."

"Art is the language of the soul."

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

"A tragedy is thus a process of imitating an action that is serious and also, in respect of its magnitude, complete."

"Art is the imitation of nature."

"Art is how we make sense of the chaos inside us."