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Quote by Francis Bacon
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or disple

Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory. – Francis Bacon

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God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. – Francis Bacon

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I doe hold it, in the Royall ordering of Gardens, there ought to be Gardens, for all the Moneths in the Yeare: In which, severally Things of Beautie, may in then in Season. – Francis Bacon

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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you. – Oscar Wilde

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Art is mans expression of his joy in labor. – Henry A. Kissinger

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I dont think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque. – Christina Aguilera

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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. – Voltaire

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