Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!

Quote by Paul Gauguin

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Civilization is what makes you sick.

Civilization is what makes you sick.

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.

Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's...

The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's...

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone...

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone...

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result...

Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result...

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every...

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every...

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?

Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?

There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated...

There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated...

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the...

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the...

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet...

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet...

We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.

We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.

In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own.

In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open.

We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open.