The artist who parades his drawing, the writer who wishes t… - Auguste Rodin

" "
The artist who parades his drawing, the writer who wishes to attract praise to his style, resemble the soldier who plumes himself on his unif onn but refuses to go into battle, or the farmer who polishes the ploughshare instead of driving it into the earth.

Auguste Rodin

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Auguste Rodin

François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor, and the preeminent sculptor of the modern era. He played a pivotal role in the art of the late nineteenth century, both excelling at and rebelling against the Beaux-Arts tradition.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Rodan • Ogi︠u︡st Roden • François Auguste René Rodin • René François Auguste Rodin • august rodin • rodin • a. rodin • rodin auguste • rodin a. • aug. rodin • e. rodin • Lo-tan • Roden Rone Fransua Ogyust • François-Auguste-René Rodin • Rodin • François Auguste Rodin • Francois A. Rene Rodin

All quotes from Auguste Rodin Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Auguste Rodin:

Paul Klee Paul Gauguin Eugène Delacroix Henri Matisse Edgar Degas

Additional quotes by Auguste Rodin

To produce good sculpture it is not necessary to copy the works of antiquity; it is necessary first of all to regard the works of nature, and to see in those of the classics only the method by which they have interpreted nature.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I do not need.

One can never do anything so beautiful as nature.

The artist who parades his drawing, the writer who wishes to attract praise to his style, resemble the soldier who plumes himself on his unif onn but… - Auguste Rodin

About Auguste Rodin

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Auguste Rodin

Unlimited Quote Collections