Auguste Rodin

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth. Auguste Rodin

Beautiful Eyes Nature

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation. Auguste Rodin

Art Born Creation

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others. Auguste Rodin

Better Genius Impossible

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need. Auguste Rodin

Art Choose Marble

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages. Auguste Rodin

History Joy Man

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Auguste Rodin

Experience Nothing

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature. Auguste Rodin

Artist Nature Never

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated. Auguste Rodin

Art Mind Nature

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect. Auguste Rodin

Eyes Intelligence Nature