“An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.”
— Paul Valery
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The art of pleasing consists in being
“The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.”
— William Hazlitt
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The art of medicine consists in amusing
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”
— Voltaire
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which
“Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game.”
— Octavio Paz
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The artist one day falls through a
“The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.”
— Cyril Connolly
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Rationalism is the enemy of art, though
“Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.”
— Arthur Erickson
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Like art, revolutions come from combining what
“Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.”
— Gloria Steinem
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In art the best is good enough.
“In art the best is good enough.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Errors are not in the art but
“Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.”
— Isaac Newton
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Europe is so well gardened that it
“Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.”
— Aldous Huxley
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Art is not merely an imitation of
“Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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