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

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...

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...

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

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,...

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives...

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives...

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for...

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for...