Music, art and literature Quotes

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself,

The powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it

Words are only painted fire; a book is the fire itself.

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

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing

A room without books is like a life without meaning

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

In order to write about life, first you must live it.

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty