Will Christian
Will Christian
art two answers
I once asked a distinguished artist what place he gave to labor in art. "Labor," he in effect said, "is the beginning, the middle, and the end of art." Turning then to another--"And you," I inquired, "what do you consider as the great force in art?" "Love," he replied. In their two answers I found but one truth.
ideas progress finals
Ideas are like matter, infinitely divisible. It is not given to us to get down so to speak to their final atoms, but to their molecular groupings-the way is never ending and the progress infinitely delightful and profitable....
love heart rhetoric
Love's sweetest meanings are unspoken; the full heart knows no rhetoric of words.
men practice deceit
Many an honest man practices upon himself an amount of deceit sufficient, if practised upon another, and in a little different way, to send him to the state prison.
men musical deceit
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
life activity
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
mistake character errors
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered
beautiful gratitude
The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it. [a predisposition to notice the beautiful, in everything.]
flirting inspire transport
Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
war fortune made
Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was business; but now when great fortunes are only made by business: Business is war!
nature way action
It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
years cheerful goodness
The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.
writing suffering world
There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
beautiful appreciation generosity
Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.