A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the biggest piece.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about philosophy, art, magic
Quotes by Paul Gauguin
19 quotes by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin - french post-impressionist painter
Was born on 07 jun 1848.
Died on 08 may 1903, at 54 years old.
Died on 08 may 1903, at 54 years old.
Origin country: France
Life being what it is, is one dream of revenge.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about life, revenge, dream, being
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about life, virtue, order, nothing, good, good luck
Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!
Quote by Paul Gauguin about life, eternity, time
We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about philosophy, stupidity
There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about art, mediocrity
Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?
Quote by Paul Gauguin about philosophy, art, magic, beauty
In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about art, magic
It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about obstacles, ignorance
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about revenge, dream, being, life
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one...
Quote by Paul Gauguin about limits, virtue, order, nothing, good, good luck, life
Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about activity
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.
Quote by Paul Gauguin about art, magic, history, worry, public, artists
