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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
One sole meaning still the same:
This is Truth, eternal Reason,
Which from Beauty takes its dress,
And serene through time and season
Stands aye in loveliness.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made read more
There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
