Quote by Henry Miller
Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not

Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the artist himself. In becoming an end it defeats itself. – Henry Miller

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The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. – Henry Miller

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legal
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It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir. – Henry Miller

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Its silly to go on pretending that under the skin we are all brothers. The truth is more likely that under the skin we are all cannibals, assassins, traitors, liars, hypocrites, poltroons. – Henry Miller

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Pretending
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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such. – Og Mandino

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Art

Theres no art to find the minds construction in the face. – William Shakespeare

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Art

You say a new era in art is preparing you sensed it coming continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest. – Paul Cezanne

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Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent realm of the profane. – Theodor Adorno

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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions. – Bertolt Brecht

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A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize thats not true. – Mehmet Oz

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Tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kaze
Clouds over the moon, a storm over blossoms – Japanese Proverb

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I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in peoples lives because Im a journalist. – Peter Jennings

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