"One of the first principles of decorative art is that in all manufactures ornament must hold a place subordinate to that of utility; and when, by its exuberance, ornament interferes with utility, it is misplaced and vulgar."

-- George Mason

#Art Quotes #Principles Quotes #Ornaments Quotes

“In america, there are two tax systems: one for the informed and one for the uninformed. Both are legal”
“Music has the capacity to create a greater reality.”

Source : "Daniel Barenboim: 'Spaces of dialogue'". "The Frost Interview", www.aljazeera.com. August 04, 2013.
“Offended self-love never forgives.”
“I was blessed with a sense of my own destiny. I have never sold myself short. I have never judged myself by other people's standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself. So failure or reversal does not bring out resentment in me because I cannot blame others for any misfortune that befalls me.”
“I never confuse the cost of something with its value”

Source : Robin Hobb (2014). “The Liveship Traders Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny”, p.1424, Del Rey
“If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.”

Source : Robert Musil (2017). “The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic”, p.10, Pan Macmillan
“On the same bill and on the same side of it there should not be two charges for the same thing”
“When I do something, I like it when it's perfect. I'm kind of hard on myself that way.”

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