"And, moreover, it is art in its most general and comprehensive form that is here discussed, for the dialogue embraces everything connected with it, from its greatest object, the state, to its least, the embellishment of sensuous existence."

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Source : Friedrich Schleiermacher (1836). “Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato”, p.173

Friedrich Schleiermacher

#Art Quotes #Sensual Quotes #Embrace Quotes

“Too much rouge is a sign of despair.”
“bad writing's like bad women: there's just not much you can do about it”
“We have to admire the world for not ending on us.”

Source : Colum McCann (2013). “TransAtlantic: A Novel”, p.281, Random House
“You're just worried they'll hire a male instructor and he'll be hotter than you." Jace's eyebrows went up. "Hotter than me?" "It could happen," Clary said, "You know, theoretically." "Theoretically the planet could suddenly crack in half, leaving me on one side and you on the other, forever and tragically parted, but I'm not worried about that either. Some things," Jace said, with his customary crooked smile, "are just too unlikely to dwell upon.”
“The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.”

Source : James A. Michener (2014). “The Drifters: A Novel”, p.59, Dial Press
“The problem is that white people see racism as conscious hate, when racism is bigger than that. Racism is a complex system of social and political levers and pulleys set up generations ago to continue working on the behalf of whites at other people's expense, whether whites know/like it or not. Racism is an insidious cultural disease. It is so insidious that it doesn't care if you are a white person who likes Black people; it's still going to find a way to infect how you deal with people who don't look like you.”
“I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.”
“When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'”

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