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Quote by Aldous Huxley
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly. – Aldous Huxley

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What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure. – Aldous Huxley

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Hell isnt merely paved with good intentions its walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too. – Aldous Huxley

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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. – Aldous Huxley

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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. – Benjamin Disraeli

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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein

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To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Art is Art. Everything else is everything else. – Ad Reinhardt

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