Art Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

“The lonely little dicky bird, without a shred of shame, perched precariously on a weathered branch. He paid no heed to the gathering storm…

— Michella Augusta

“He hoped and feared,' continued Solon, in a low. mournful voice; 'but at times he was very miserable, because he did not think it…

— Fitz James O'Brien

The darling schemes and fondest hopes of man are frequently frustrated by time. While sagacity contrives, patience matures, and labor industriously executes, disappointment laughs…

— Timothy Dwight V

“Conditioned to ecstasy, the poet is like a gorgeous unknown bird mired in the ashes of thought. If he succeeds in freeing himself, it…

— Henry Miller

“Once upon a time, there was a bird. He was adorned with two perfect wings and with glossy, colorful, marvelous feathers. One day, a…

— Paulo Coelho

“Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship. Sudden and magnificent, the sun's broad golden disc showed itself…

— Kenneth Grahame

“ Humboldt's glorious descriptions are & will for ever be unparalleled: but even he with his dark blue skies & the rare union of…

— Charles Darwin

She what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn;…

— John Milton

THE POET A moody child and wildly wise Pursued the game with joyful eyes, Which chose, like meteors, their way, And rived the dark…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The human bird shall take his first flight,filling the words with amazement,all writings with his fame,and bringing eternal glory to those whose nest whence…

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Out of the cradle endlessly rocking, Out of the mocking-bird’s throat, the musical shuttle, Out of the Ninth-month midnight, Over the sterile sands, and…

— Walt Whitman

“A vision had seized hold of me, like the demented fury of a hound that has sunk its teeth into the leg of a…

— Werner Herzog