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“He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.”
“The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.”
“The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.”
“Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved most people expand under it into richer and better selves.”
“Down deep we really know our worth but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.”
“Find the good - and praise it.”
“Every day tell at least one person something you like admire or appreciate about them.”
“Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers. Christian Bovee A little praise Goes a great ways.”
“Art is much less important than life but what a poor life without it.”
“Without art the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.”
“Art is a staple like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.”
“The object of art is to give life a shape.”
“The artist has a special task and duty the task of reminding men of their humanity and the promise of their creativity.”
“Each of us is an artist capable of conceiving and creating a vision from the depths of our being.”
“All that is good in art is the expression of one soul talking to another and is precious according to the greatness of the soul that utters it.”
“The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him everybody sees them.”
“Artists are nearest God. Into their souls he breathes his life and from their hands it comes in fair articulate forms to bless the world.”
“A work of art has an author and yet when it is perfect it has something which is anonymous about it.”
“The artist is the confidant of nature flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cord...”
“Science and art have that in common that everyday things seem to them new and attractive.”
