No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Be not solitary, be not idle

Be not solitary, be not idle

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If...

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If...

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...