Art Quotes

"Life has been your art."

"Art without truth is merely decoration."

"How can you contrive to write so even?"

"There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself."

"Art is the mirror of the soul."

"The task of art is to make us understand life better."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"The pursuit of beauty is the pursuit of truth itself."

"Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"The task of art is immense."

"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."

"Art is long and life is short."

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words."

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

"The piano in her room was her only companion in loneliness."

"It is an ancient piece of architecture."

"Art cannot fill the void that life leaves empty"

"Art imitates life, but life imitates nothing but itself"

"Never in my entire life have I heard such beautiful music."

"The beauty of art lies in its distance from reality."

"Art provides no sustenance for the body or soul."

"Art without life is merely decoration."

"The soul withers in the absence of beauty."

"Art alone was insufficient."

"Art is the soul's attempt to transcend the prison of the flesh"

"The most beautiful thing is the pursuit of beauty itself"

"Art and novels had spoiled her for ordinary happiness"

"Who's playing?"

"Art, science—you seem to forget they're dangerous."

"You've got to choose between happiness and what people used to call high art"