Art Quotes - Page 729

All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.

Not only in geometry, but to a still more astonishing degree in physics, has it become more and more evident that as soon as we have succeeded in unraveling fully the natural laws which govern reality, we find them to be expressible by mathematical relations of surprising simplicity and architectonic perfection. It seems to me to be one of the chief objects of mathematical instruction to develop the faculty of perceiving this simplicity and harmony.

The work of art... is an instrument for tilling the human psyche, that it may continue to yield a harvest of vital beauty.

A man who is not touched by the earthy lyricism of hot pastrami, the pungent fantasy of corned beef, pickles, frankfurters, the great lusty impertinence of good mustard is a man of stone and without heart.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart, When the full river of feeling overflows;- The happy days unclouded to their close; The sudden joys that our of darkness start As flames from ashes; swift desires that dart Like swallows singing down each wind that blows!

Where'er a noble deed is wrought, Where'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise.

There are many kinds of love, as many kinds of light, And every kind of love makes a glory in the night. There is love that stirs the heart, and love that gives it rest, But the love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

To me the purpose of art is to produce something alive...but with a separate, and of course one hopes, with an everlasting life of its own.

As the humanities and liberal arts are downsized, privatized, and commodified, higher education finds itself caught in the paradox of claiming to invest in the future of young people while offering them few intellectual, civic, and moral supports.

When you once get an idea in which you believe with all your heart, work it out.

It is a great art to saunter !

All revival begins, and continues, in the prayer meeting. Some have also called prayer the "great fruit of revival." In times of revival, thousands may be found on their knees for hours, lifting up their heartfelt cries, with thanksgiving, to heaven.

It is only when we are aware of the earth and of the earth as poetry that we truly live.

It is serving God and others persistently with full heart and soul that turns testimony of truth into unbreakable spiritual strength.

Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.

Peace is first of all the art of being.

While optimism makes us live as if someday soon things will soon go better for us, hope frees us from the need to predict the future and allows us to live in the present, with the deep trust that God will never leave us alone but will fulfill the deepest desires of our heart... Joy in this perspective is the fruit of hope.

To forgive another from the heart is an act of liberation. We set that person free from the negative bonds that exist between us. As long as we do not forgive we pull them with us, or worse, as a heavy load. The great temptation is to cling in anger to our enemies & then define ourselves as being offended & wounded by them. Forgiveness, therefore, liberates not only the other but also ourselves. It is the way to the freedom of the children of God.

Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own advantage and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors.

A bear teaches us that if the heart is true, it doesn't matter much if an ear drops off.

The years keep coming and going, Men will arise & depart; Only one thing is immortal: The love that is in my heart.