Famous Quotes

"Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted."

William Hazlitt 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 William Hazlitt

• "To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us."

• "Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal."

• "Rules and models destroy genius and art."

• "The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much."

• "Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses."