The Classic Spirit

The Classic Spirit is , above all, the love of permanence and of continuity.
..."Let us strive to make Art equal to any, and to that end
let us fill ourselves with the Classic Spirit. Let us strive
for perfection. Let us think not what is easy and 
attractive, but what is eternally right. Let us attach 
ourselves to what is noblest in the art of the past, trying
to understand the reason of its nobility. Let us believe
that passion and personality will find their way into our
art. Only in this spirit can great art be created...

                                    "The Classic Point of View"
               Kenyon Cox