Art does not transcend nature, but it makes nature more beautifying. ——Cervantes

Art is not a skill, it is the communication of emotions experienced by the artist. ——Leo Tolstoy

The success of art lies in the fact that there are no traces of artificial carving. ——Ovid

The enemy of art is ignorance. - Cy Johnson

The first purpose of art is to represent reality. ——Chernyshevsky

The foundation of art lies in moral personality. ——Ruskin

The great significance of art basically lies in its ability to show people's true feelings, the mystery of inner life and the passionate world. ——Romain Rolland

Art gives us wings and takes us to places far, far away. ——(Russian) Chekhov

Art is long-lasting, but life is short. ——UK

Art may have fallacies, but nature never makes mistakes.

——(UK) Dryden