Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

Quote by Auguste Rodin

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Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

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...

I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.

I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature...

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature...