Famous quote by Balthus

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"Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle"

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This quote is written / told by Balthus between February 29, 1908 and February 18, 2001. He/she was a famous Artist from France. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

Jose Rizal, Writer

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"

"Men are only as great as they are kind"

"Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"

Voltaire, Writer