Collection of phrases and quotes about art.
The first step towards philosophy is disbelief.
The author who speaks about his own books is worse than the mother who only talks about her children.
If there is a special hell for writers, it would inevitably be to contemplate their own works.
The best philosophical system of all is that of Jesus Christ: the system of benevolence.
There is nothing more common than a passion for art.
When governments take on the task of protecting the arts, it is the end of everything.
There are millions of artists who create; only a few thousand are accepted or even discussed by the audience; and of those, even fewer still become consecrated by posterity.
Against all opinion, it's not the painters but the spectators who make the paintings.
The experience and philosophy that do not lead to indulgence and charity are two acquisitions that are not worth what they cost.