Art Quote by Elbert Hubbard

“The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.” quote by Elbert Hubbard — Download Open image

“The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.”

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The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.

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The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better

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Art is nothing; it's a way.

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Library: A place where the dead lie.

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“If we cannot be happy and powerful and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.”

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The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how.

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So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

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If I supply you with a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought…

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Every knock is a boost.

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What boy well raised can compare with your street gamin who has the knowledge and the shrewdness of a grown-up broker.

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The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

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That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.

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