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    Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
    master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
    [It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
    Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
    Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]

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Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]

Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]

by Hippocrates Of Iphicrates Found in: Art Quotes,
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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 is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

by Hippocrates Found in: Art Quotes,
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.

Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.

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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
'Tis more by art, than force of numerous strokes.

by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios") Found in: Art Quotes,
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You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

by John Singer Sargent Found in: Art Quotes,
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I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit read more

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which Nature herself is animated.

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The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

by Joan Miro Found in: Art Quotes,
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