"Rules and models destroy genius and art." ― William Hazlitt Topic(s): Art More From William Hazlitt "No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history." "Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves." "Reflection makes men cowards." More In Art "I cry out for order and find it only in art."― Helen Hayes "My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing."― Renee Fleming "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance."― Alexander Pope