Isabella Stewart Gardner Professions : Art collector Born : April 14, 1840 Died : July 17, 1924 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Isabella Stewart Gardner Years ago I decided that the greatest need in our Country was Art... We were a very young country and had very few opportunities of seeing beautiful things, works of art... So, I determined to make it my life's work if I could. Isabella Stewart Gardner beautiful country art Win as though you were used to it, and lose as if you like it. Isabella Stewart Gardner you-like-it used winning Don't spoil a good story by telling the truth. Isabella Stewart Gardner spoil telling-the-truth stories Similar Authors Dominique de Menil art-collector Charles Saatchi art-collector Peggy Guggenheim art-collector All Authors