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.]

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make read more

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

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

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 a lie which makes us realize the truth.

Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.

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

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