All MAHATMA GANDHI Quotes about “Art”

“Art to be art must soothe.”
“True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.”
“Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience.”
“Is not education the art of drawing out full manhood of the children under training?”
“A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.”
“Painters and poets are obliged to exaggerate the proportions of their figures in order to give true perspective.”
“I would like to assure those who would serve Daridranarayana that there is music, art, economy and joy in the spinning wheel.”
“All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.”
“The art of dying bravely and with honour does not need any special training, save a living faith in God.”
“True art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors.”
“The art that is in the machine-made article, appeals only to the eye; the art in Khadi appeals first to the heart and then to the eye.”
“The art of producing good music from a cultivated voice can be achieved by many, but the art of producing that music from the harmony of a pure life is achieved very rarely.”
“Journalism has become the art of "intelligent anticipation of events."”
“Through Khadi we teach the people the art of civil obedience to an institution which they have built up for themselves.”
“Whatever can be useful to those starving millions is beautiful to my mind.”
“Life is greater than all art.”
“I consider writing as a fine art. We kill it by imposing the alphabet on little children and making it the beginning of learning.”
“Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying in the training for nonviolence.”
“A semi-starved nation can have neither religion nor art nor organization.”
“The fight of satyagraha is for the strong in spirit, not the doubter or the timid. Satyagraha teaches us the art of living as well as dying.”
“Why should I need an artist to explain a work of art to me? Why should it not speak out to me itself?”
“Religion is not what you will get after reading all the scriptures of the world. It is not really what is grasped by the grain. It is a heart grasp.”
“Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. . . . . . . Prayer is the first and the last lesson in learning the noble and brave art of sacrificing self in the various walks of life culminating in the defence of one's nation's liberty and honour.”
“Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying in the training for non-violence. Violence does not mean the emancipation from fear, but discovering the means of combating the cause of fear. Nonviolence, on the other hand, has no cause for fear. The votary of nonviolence has to cultivate the capacity for sacrifice of the highest type in order to be free from fear. He recks not if he should lose his land, his wealth, his life.”
“Purity of life is the highest and truest art.”

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