No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

Love is not a clock. You simply cannot take it apart just to see what...

Love is not a clock. You simply cannot take it apart just to see what...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts