Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Quote by Berthold Auerbach

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The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the...

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the...

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted

Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and...

Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and...

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the...

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

Creative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.'

Creative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.'

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of...

I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means...

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for...

Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for...