Tarelles Quotes & Sayings

As we become more mature we will learn to master the interplay between the past and the present and not be so self-conscious of our rejection or acceptance of tradition. We will not make the mistake that both rigid modernists and conservatives make, of confusing the quality of form with the specific forms themselves. — Alvin Lustig

Fair peace is becoming to men; fierce anger belongs to beasts. — Ovid

An honest self-portrait is extremely rare because a man who has reached the degree of self-consciousness presupposed by the desire to paint his own portrait has almost always also developed an ego-consciousness which paints himself painting himself, and introduces artificial highlights and dramatic shadows. — W. H. Auden

You can tell how well a marriage is working by counting the bite marks on each partner's tongue. — Rabih Alameddine

The skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible. — Lao-Tzu