Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Quote by Plutarch

Topics: Artist Quotes

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart

The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is simply habit long continued.

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one...

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one...

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that...

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...