Quote by George Santayana
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to

The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. – George Santayana

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Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world. – George Santayana

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Happiness is the only sanction of life where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. – George Santayana

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Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art – an individual masterpiece. – Denis Waitley

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Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them no art can keep or acquire them. – Blaise Pascal

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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence. – Kemal Ataturk

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Im enamored with the art world. Anytime you look at anything thats considered artistic, theres a commercial world around it: the ballet, opera, any kind of music. It cant exist without it. – Steve Martin

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