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Quote by Octavio Paz
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention o

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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Our democratic capitalist society has converted Eros into an employee of Mammon. – Octavio Paz

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To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes to hear it is to see it with our ears. – Octavio Paz

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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. – Octavio Paz

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In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. – Lord Chesterfield

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