Famous Quotes

"In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."

Lord Chesterfield on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

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

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Lord Chesterfield

• "The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."

• "Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow."

• "Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request."

• "I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united and when one suffers, the other sympathizes."

• "The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."