79 Quotes by Auguste Rodin

If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul.

He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.

Where shall we begin? There is no beginning. Start where you arrive. Stop before what entices you. And work! You will enter little by little into the entirety. Method will be born in proportion to your interest.

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.

You must always work.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life.

Patience is also a form of action.