"What would life be without art? Science prolongs life. To consist of what-eating, drinking, and sleeping? What is the good of living longer if it is only a matter of satisfying the requirements that sustain life? All this is nothing without the charm of art."

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Source : Sarah Bernhardt (1924). “The Art of the Theatre”

Sarah Bernhardt

#Life Quotes #Art Quotes #Drinking Quotes

“I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.”
“My wife has always supported me in my career, even when there were times when it was more sensible to get a job. It has been her confidence in me that has helped enormously.”
“If it doesnâ€™t make the world better, donâ€™t do it.”
“Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away.”
“I think I've always been drawn to the second person. When I was growing up and playing with my friends, the usual way we interacted with imaginary worlds was as characters: a bench was 'your' boat, leaves on a lawn were the fins of sharks out to get 'you.'”
“I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.”
“Earn as much money as you possibly can and as quickly as you can. The sooner you get money out of the way, the sooner you will be able to get to the rest of your problems in style.”
“Creation and destruction are one, to the eyes who can see beauty.”

Source : Savitri Devi, G. D. Savarkar (1939). “A Warning to the Hindus”

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