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George Edward Woodberry Quotes

It is not meant that the artist, in arriving at truth, must follow the way of the scientist, or, in stating it, the way of the philosopher Picture Quote #1

The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power Picture Quote #1

Art does not, like science, set forth a permanent order of nature, the enduring skeleton of law. Two factors primarily determine its works: one is the idea in the mind of the artist, the other is his power of expression; and both these factors are extremely variable Picture Quote #1

Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision Picture Quote #1

Mankind is the grandest and surest artist of all, and history as it clarifies is, in pure fact, an artistic process, a creation in its fullness of the beautiful soul Picture Quote #1

Seasonal changes, as it were, take place in history, when there is practically an almost universal death, a falling of the foliage of the tree of life. Such were the intervals between the ancient and mediaeval time, the mediaeval and the modern Picture Quote #1

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The critic is genius at one remove; he is not unlike an actor on the stage, and incarnates in his mind, as the actor embodies in his person, another’s work; only thus does he understand art, realize it, know it; and having arrived at this, his task is done Picture Quote #1

To realize life in the abstract as noble or beautiful or humane, to set it forth so with radiance upon it, that is civilization in the arts. Shakespeare is the chief modern example of this supreme faculty of mankind Picture Quote #1

We foresee no limit to scientific advancement in the future, and in scientific truth there is nothing dead; science is always a living and growing body of knowledge; but art on the contrary has many times run its course to an end, and exhausted its vital power Picture Quote #1

Always begin anew with the day, just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does Picture Quote #1

I believe that ideal character in its perfection is potentially in every man who is born into the world Picture Quote #1

If you can’t have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a place to live Picture Quote #1

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Agitation is that part of our intellectual life where vitality results; there ideas are born, breed and bring forth Picture Quote #1

To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value... surely that is to lead the noble life Picture Quote #1

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It is not meant that the artist, in arriving at truth, must follow the way of the scientist, or, in stating it, the way of the philosopher (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Art does not, like science, set forth a permanent order of nature, the enduring skeleton of law. Two factors primarily determine its works: one is the idea in the mind of the artist, the other is his power of expression; and both these factors are extremely variable (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Mankind is the grandest and surest artist of all, and history as it clarifies is, in pure fact, an artistic process, a creation in its fullness of the beautiful soul (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Seasonal changes, as it were, take place in history, when there is practically an almost universal death, a falling of the foliage of the tree of life. Such were the intervals between the ancient and mediaeval time, the mediaeval and the modern (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) The critic is genius at one remove; he is not unlike an actor on the stage, and incarnates in his mind, as the actor embodies in his person, another’s work; only thus does he understand art, realize it, know it; and having arrived at this, his task is done (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) To realize life in the abstract as noble or beautiful or humane, to set it forth so with radiance upon it, that is civilization in the arts. Shakespeare is the chief modern example of this supreme faculty of mankind (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) We foresee no limit to scientific advancement in the future, and in scientific truth there is nothing dead; science is always a living and growing body of knowledge; but art on the contrary has many times run its course to an end, and exhausted its vital power (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Always begin anew with the day, just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) I believe that ideal character in its perfection is potentially in every man who is born into the world (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) If you can’t have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a place to live (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) Agitation is that part of our intellectual life where vitality results; there ideas are born, breed and bring forth (George Edward Woodberry Quotes) To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value... surely that is to lead the noble life (George Edward Woodberry Quotes)

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