Nicolas Poussin famous quotes

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The idea of beauty does not descend into matter unless this is prepared as carefully as possible. This preparation consists of three things: arrangement, measure, and aspect or form.
-- Nicolas Poussin

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The purpose of art is delectation.
-- Nicolas Poussin

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Color in painting lures the eyes as verses do in poetry.
-- Nicolas Poussin

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Colors in painting are as allurements for persuading the eyes, as the sweetness of meter is in poetry.
-- Nicolas Poussin

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Drawing is the skeleton of what you do and color is its flesh.
-- Nicolas Poussin

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A false idea is not only one which is absolutely subjective but one which is absolutely objective.
The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity.
There's a very passionate pro-chewing movement on the Internet called Chewdiasm. They say that we should be chewing 50 to 100 times per mouthful, which is insane. I tried that. It takes like a day and a half to eat a sandwich. But their basic idea is right. If you chew, you'll eat slower and you will get more nutrients.
Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.
War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced.
On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.
There are bullfighters who do it just for the money-they are worthless [said Hemingway]. The only one who matters is the bullfighter who feels it, so that if he did it for nothing, he would do it just as well. Same holds true for damn near everyone.
If you understand 'it' will come, then you'll understand 'it' will pass. No matter what happens, you can make it. Trust me, you can.

Nicolas Poussin famous quotes

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