Leo Tolstoy Quotes, Spiritual Quotes, Art Quotes

Real art, like the wife of an affectionate husband, needs no ornaments. But counterfeit art, like a prostitute, must always be decked out. The cause of production of real art is the artist's inner need to express a feeling that has accumulated...The cause of counterfeit art, as of prostitution, is gain. The consequence of true art is the introduction of a new feeling into the intercourse of life... The consequences of counterfeit art are the perversion of man, pleasure which never satisfies, and the weakening of man's spiritual strength.

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There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

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Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.

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More matter with less art.

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In art, interest must be centred on the principal theme.

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It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.

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How beautiful to have the church always open, so that every tired wayfaring man may come in and be soothed by all that art can suggest of a better world when he is weary with this.

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I can show you that the art of calculation has to do with odd and even numbers in their numerical relations to themselves and to each other.

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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

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Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt.

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Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

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Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

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Art lies in concealing art.

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The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

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Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.

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Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.

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It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art.

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If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

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