True art is generous, passionate, earnest, vivid, enthusiastic. So also is the true artist.
VII.
To satisfy the far-reaching longing of the spirit, art makes things more glorious than they are. It is the perfect expression of a perfect environment.
VIII.
To mould his symbols with the same life that fills his conception of the idea is the supreme effort of the artist.
IX.
As nature from the coarse soil produces flowers, so also the artist from every-day life produces the subtle sweets of art.
X.
Art that is simply utility is not sufficiently decorative to delight every nerve of feeling in the soul. To feed these, many flavors of form and color are necessary, and hence the necessity of art.