In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.

Rabindranath Tagore

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Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all.

Leo Tolstoy

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The real art is knowing what to leave out, not what to put in.

Steve Jobs

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Art is the proper task of life.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul. The former is easy, the latter hard as he has to represent it by the attitude and movement of the limbs.

Leonardo da Vinci

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By words one transmits thoughts to another, by means of art, one transmits feelings.

Leo Tolstoy

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