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    It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]

by Theophile Gautier Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on read more

Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and also experience them.

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All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by read more

All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by some relationship.
[Lat., Etenim omnes artes, quae ad humanitatem pertinent, habent
quoddam commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quadam inter se
continentur.]

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Art for art's sake.
[Lat., Ars gratia artis.]

Art for art's sake.
[Lat., Ars gratia artis.]

by Dante ("dante Alighieri") Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

by George Luks Found in: Art Quotes,
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In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Art Quotes,
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Bad artists always admire each others work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes,
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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

by Harvey Fierstein Found in: Art Quotes,
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The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

by Henry Miller Found in: Art Quotes,
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