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

Quote by Berthold Auerbach

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Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

One of the jobs of art is to inspire discussion, and Brokeback Mountain certainly has...

One of the jobs of art is to inspire discussion, and Brokeback Mountain certainly has...

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard...

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard...

Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning,...

Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning,...

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of...

In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of...