When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing more to fear from them then he is always stirring up some war or other in order that the people may require a leader.
The bad gains respect through imitation the good loses it especially in art.
Art raises its head where creeds relax.
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.
When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a...
For art to exist for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist a certain...
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature but in truth a...
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from...
Art is the proper task of life.
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
The essence of all beautiful art all great art is gratitude.
The doer alone learneth.
Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs he alone suffers so deeply...
When marrying ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be...