The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.
igwggduhas quoted4 years ago
Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs.
samou16abhas quoted9 years ago
The imagination is to the effect as the shadow to the opaque body which causes the shadow
Anya Anyahas quoted13 years ago
had learned the secret of the inner life.
b0985772811has quotedlast year
"the painter strives and competes with nature,"
b0985772811has quotedlast year
Thou, O God, sellest us all benefits, at the cost of our toil.... As a day well spent makes sleep seem pleasant, so a life well employed makes death pleasant. A life well spent is long."
b6464997412has quoted2 years ago
inward purpose and outward expression
b6464997412has quoted2 years ago
"There is nothing in all nature without its reason," he wrote. "If you know the reason, you do not need the experience."
ann karagwahas quoted2 years ago
A keen desire for knowledge, guiding his action in life, spurred him onward.