Art, Iris Murdoch

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Art, Pablo Picasso

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Advice, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Art, Francois Cavanna

When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove the paint that had poured into his sleeve.

- François Cavanna (1923- )

Life, Hippocrates

Greek

Ὁ βίος βραχύς,
ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή,
ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς,
ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή,
ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή.

- Hippokratēs

Life is short,
art is long,
opportunity fleeting,
experiment uncertain,
and judgement difficult.

- Hippocrates (460BC–370BC)

Art, Seneca

All art is an imitation of nature.

- Seneca