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Men Quotes by Robert Henri
- The pursuit of happiness...is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.
- The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits…
- The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art.
- The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It…
- The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.
- Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.
- Through art, mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men. They are the bonds of a great Brotherhood. Those who are of…
- The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. He needs no one…
- Each man must take the material that he finds at hand, see that in it there are the big truths of life, the fundamentally big…
- There has never been a painting that was more beautiful than nature. The model does not unfold herself to you, you must rise to her.…
- Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of…
- Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is…
- Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life...
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