Famous Quotes

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

Franz Liszt on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Franz Liszt

• "Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice."

• "Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice."

• "I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood."

• "Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless."

• "It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy."