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Art is the
final cunning of the human soul which would rather do
anything than face the gods.
-- Iris Murdoch
1919-, British Novelist,
Philosopher
To speak of
morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the
sex of the imagination.
-- George Jean Nathan
1882-1958, American Critic
Art is not
merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a
metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed
alongside thereof for its conquest.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
1844-1900, German Philosopher
Art raises its
head where creeds relax.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
1844-1900, German Philosopher
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We have art in
order not to die of the truth.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
1844-1900, German Philosopher
Only an artist
can interpret the meaning of life.
-- Novalis
1772-1801, German Poet,
Novelist
The artist
belongs to their work, not the work to the artist.
-- Novalis
1772-1801, German Poet,
Novelist
There is no
true expertise in the humanities without knowing all of the
humanities. Art is a vast, ancient interconnected web-work,
a fabricated tradition. Over-concentration on any one point
is a distortion.
-- Camille Paglia
1947-, American Author,
Critic, Educator
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