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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.] 
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality read more
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
 There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an 
art of writing.  
 There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an 
art of writing. 
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.
 It is the glory and good of Art,
 That Art remains the one way possible
  Of speaking read more 
 It is the glory and good of Art,
 That Art remains the one way possible
  Of speaking truth, to mouths like mine at least. 
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Art always has something of the unconscious about it.
Art always has something of the unconscious about it.
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; read more
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.