Quote by Leo Tolstoy
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the maj

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people cant eat it. – Leo Tolstoy

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My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat. – Leo Tolstoy

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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. – Leo Tolstoy

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War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. – Leo Tolstoy

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Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. – Twyla Tharp

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It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall its a painting, and if you can walk around it its a sculpture. – Tom Stoppard

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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits. – Casey Stengel

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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. – Italian Proverb