No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Art Quotes, Nature Quotes

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine...

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine...

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

We love peace, but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive...

We love peace, but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive...

Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.

Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.

Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.

Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes