79 Quotes by Auguste Rodin

The delicate droop of the petals standing out in relief, is like the eyelid of a child.

I am like a moon that shines on an immense, unknown sea where ships never pass

Genius only comes to those who know how to use their eyes and their intelligence.

The artist has only to trust his eyes.

Mere exactitude, of which photography and moulage [life casting] are the lowest forms, does not inspire feelings.

I believe that photography can create great works of art, but hitherto it has been extraordinarily bourgeois and babbling. (1908)

Black is the queen of colours.

Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.

Recently I have taken to isolating limbs, the torso. Why am I blamed for it? Why is the head allowed and not portions of the body? Every part of the human figure is expressive.