Quote by Alexander Pope
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which th

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. – Alexander Pope

Other quotes by Alexander Pope

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope

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God
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Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Natures God. – Alexander Pope

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God
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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. – Alexander Pope

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God
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Art
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Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art. – Tom Stoppard

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Art

I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms mean, but I take them to be all merely synonyms of pessimist. – Henry Adams

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Art

Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art. – Constantin Stanislavski

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Art

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Art

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Exaggeration is the inseparable companion of greatness. – Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

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We proceed out of history into history again. – Sidney Alexander

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Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest–whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories–comes afterward. These are games; one must first answer. – Albert Camus

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People here dont identify themselves by their sports team. – Michael Wilbon

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