Edmund Burke's Quote - Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existe

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Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existe

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. – Edmund Burke

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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. – Edmund Burke

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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed. – Edmund Burke

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An art critic is someone who appreciates art, except for any particular piece of art. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Only an artist with a part of God in him can see beauty in the commonplaces of life. The rest merely mark time until they die. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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