Quote by William Hazlitt
Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the decep

Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. – William Hazlitt

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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one – they show one another off to the best advantage. – William Hazlitt

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We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. – William Hazlitt

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Ive always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art. – Jerry Saltz

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Art doesnt transform. It just plain forms. – Roy Lichtenstein

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Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics arent necessarily more high-minded than gallerists. – Jerry Saltz

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Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony. – Horace Walpole

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