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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art
The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor
The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends
Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail
Art is not a pastime but a priesthood
Of all lies, art is the least untrue
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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