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

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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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