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- Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men. — Friedrich Schiller
- To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way. — E. M. Forster
- An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men. — Vincent Van Gogh
- Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims. — George Henry Lewes
- Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. — George Henry Lewes
- Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols. — George Henry Lewes