Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.

Quote by Eugene Delacroix

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Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in...

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in...

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

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...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of...

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of...

Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are...

Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are...