Maurice Denis famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Search then the ruling passion; there alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known; The fool consistent, and the false sincere; Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.
The exchange of words is a lot like a virtual handshake. Is the writer's grasp of the language strong and bold? Are the words gripping? Direct? Inventive? Sincere?
An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty
The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film.
You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.
Women never confess; even when they seemingly resign themselves to such a course, they are never sincere.
I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminated one color after another, and what has remained is gray, gray, gray!
It is better to paint for one minute a day than to think about it for 24 hours a day...
It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.
Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

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