It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

Quote by Henry James

Topics: Art Quotes, Beauty Quotes, Force Quotes, Life Quotes

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second...

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second...

Vereker's secret, my dear man - the general intention of his books: the string the...

Vereker's secret, my dear man - the general intention of his books: the string the...

It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious...

It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

In art economy is always beauty.

In art economy is always beauty.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything...

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything...

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of...

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of...

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the...

Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the...

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature

The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point...

The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point...

Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other...

Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other...

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

We work in the dark, We do what we can, We give what we have,...

We work in the dark, We do what we can, We give what we have,...

The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.

The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will...

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will...

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words...

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a...

If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a...