The way to eat is to have neither hunger nor fullness. This is the treasure of the Five Treasures.
——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Period?"
Every painting must have a unique charm, and it must be called Shizhen. rather than painting.
——Guo Ruoxu's "On Qi Yun Fei Shi"
When you first start painting, you need to discuss the brush, and when you finish it, you need to discuss the ink. The ancients said that boldly write and carefully finish.
——Wang Xuehao's "Shannan Old House Painting Theory"
Every sound is what resonates with people's hearts. Emotions are moved in the heart, so they are shaped by sounds, and sounds are written into words. Therefore, the sound of peaceful times is to rejoice in the harmony of the government; the sound of turmoil is to complain about the government; the sound of a ruined country is sad to think of the plight of its people. The way of sound can be understood through politics.
——"Le Ji? Le Ben Pian"
The article should be based on reason as the mind, temperament as the muscles and bones, deeds and righteousness as the skin, and magnificence as the crown.
——[Northern Qi Dynasty] Yan Zhitui's "Yan Family Instructions? Article"
In order not to lose the sense of beauty that God has given us, we must listen to some music and read some poetry every day , look at some paintings every day.
——(Germany) Goethe
He is a eccentric person who loves to say good things, but his words are not surprising.
——[Tang Dynasty] Du Fu
It is one of the laws of creation to see the big from the small, and to see the big from the small.
——Chao Chao Wen
When writing poetry, one must first have meaning. Meaning is the master of a poem.
——Huang Zisu's "Poetry"
Merely copying nature will not create any great works of art.
——Lamb
Those who think of literature are shaped by their Qi. However, writing cannot be learned and mastered, but Qi can be cultivated.
——[Northern Song Dynasty] Su Che's "Luancheng Collection"
Art for the sake of art is not more meaningful than drinking for the sake of drinking.
——(English) Somerset Maugham
There is no fixed rule in writing: just do what you want. The meaning of the question is obvious, but it is harmless.
——Wang Ruoxu's "Wenbian (4)"
Husband's article: Preaching can make one's heart clear.
——Wang Yucheng's "Reply to Zhang Fushu"
The text is mainly based on meaning, interest, spirit and color.
——Tang Xianzu's "Reply to Lu Jiangshan"
The article is not afraid of simplicity, simplicity can also be vivid and colorful.
——Lao She
An illiterate painter can never become a great artist.
——Reynolds
A writer’s style is a sign of his inner life.
——(Germany) Goethe
A person should write only if he leaves his own flesh and blood in the inkpot every time he dips it in ink.
——(Russian) Tolstoy
For a successful painter, his painting skills have reached a state of perfection, and there is no fixed painting method that can restrain him or limit him.
——Zhang Daqian
A person who is indifferent to people and indifferent to social causes, no matter how good he is at observing people, cannot become a real writer.
——Liu Qing