Famous Quotes

"Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."

Socrates 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 Socrates

• "Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."

• "Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind."

• "Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us."

• "He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy."

• "Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."