Quote by Nicolas Chamfort
The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloqu

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society. – Nicolas Chamfort

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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Willem de Kooning is generally credited for coming out of the painterly gates strong in the forties, revolutionizing art and abstraction and reaching incredible heights by the early fifties, and then tailing off. – Jerry Saltz

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Resolve and thou art free. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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It has been said that art is a tryst, for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet. – Kojiro Tomita

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What is art? Nature concentrated. – Honore de Balzac

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