Famous Quotes

"The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water."

Stendhal 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 Stendhal

• "This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom."

• "The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water."

• "Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge."

• "Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one."

• "True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things."