The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.

Quote by Auguste Rodin

Topics: Art Quotes, Nature Quotes

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

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...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and...

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and...

What is essential in a work of art is that it should rise far above...

What is essential in a work of art is that it should rise far above...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.