Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument.... The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do th...ey tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All over France, in every city there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphant monuments of the past. They tower over the homes o...f our people like mighty guardians, keeping alive the invincible faith of the Christian. Every arch, every column, every statue is a carved leaf out of our history, a book in stone, glorifying the spirit of France.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Painting consumes labour not disproportionate to its effect; but a fellow will hack half a year at a block of marble to make somet...hing in stone that hardly resembles a man. The value of statuary is owing to its difficulty. You would not value the finest head cut upon a carrot.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a... liberal allowance of time.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The true poem is not that which the public read. There is always a poem not printed on paper,... in the poet's life. It is what he... has become through his work. Not how is the idea expressed in stone, or on canvas or paper, is the question, but how far it has obtained form and expression in the life of the artist. His true work will not stand in any prince's gallery.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I look on Sculpture as history. I do not think the Apollo and the Jove impossible in flesh and blood. Every trait the artist recor...ded in stone, he had seen in life, and better than his copy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Hast not thy share? On winged feet, Lo! it rushes thee to meet;... And all that Nature made thy own, Floating in air or pent in stone, Will rive the hills and swim the sea, And, like thy shadow, follow thee.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Theories of child development and guidelines for parents are not cast in stone. They are constantly changing and adapting to new i...nformation and new pressures. There is no "right" way, just as there are no magic incantations that will always painlessly resolve a child's problems.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »