Art Quotes

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. (Aristotle)
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. View quote
Pablo Picasso
Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. View quote
Aristotle
All art is an imitation of nature. View quote
Seneca
Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art. View quote
Constantin Stanislavski
Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis. View quote
Karl Kraus
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. View quote
Sun Tzu
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. View quote
William James
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography. View quote
Federico Fellini
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art. View quote
Susan Sontag
Politics is not a science...but an art. (Otto von Bismarck)
Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself. View quote
Helen Rowland
The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. View quote
Thomas Jefferson
Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century. View quote
Marshall McLuhan
Patience is the art of hoping. View quote
Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues
The art of pleasing is the art of deception. View quote
Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. View quote
Oliver Herford
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. View quote
Henry Ward Beecher
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art. View quote
Mae West
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be read once. View quote
Cyril Connolly
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. (Lin Yutang)
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. View quote
Ulysses S. Grant
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence transform a yellow spot into a sun. View quote
Pablo Picasso
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth. View quote
Pablo Picasso
Diplomacy: the art of restraining power. View quote
Henry Kissinger