Georges Rouault Quotes
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Like the ostrich, head under wing When the roaring storm breaks,So many people take refuge Under the soft pillow Of specious arguments.
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Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart.
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Often pagans, with their eyes wide open, do not see very clearly.
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I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is much more difficult to obey our inner promptings.
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My only objective is to paint a Christ so moving that those who see him will be converted.
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The richness of the world, all artificial pleasures, have the taste of sickness and give off a smell of death in the face of certain spiritual possessions.
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For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.
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The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occasionally fills him with silent joy.