"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." ― Friedrich Nietzsche Topic(s): Art Tags: beautiful, essence More From Friedrich Nietzsche "There are people who want to make men’s lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance." "We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving." "God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight." More In Art "The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality."― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools – only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art."― Jerry Saltz "So vast is art, so narrow human wit."― Alexander Pope