A great artist is always before his time or behind it.

Quote by George Edward Moore

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A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to...

A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to...

All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.

All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.

Faith goes out through the window when beauty comes in at the door.

Faith goes out through the window when beauty comes in at the door.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly...

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly...

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden,...

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden,...

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

Vermont's a place where barns come painted, Red as a strong man's heart, Where stout...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted, Red as a strong man's heart, Where stout...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...

$To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...$

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to...

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to...