ART
From Tolstoy’s Calendar of Wisdom
“Art is one of the means of unifying people. ”
“If beautiful art does not express moral ideas, ideas which unite people, then it isn’t art, but only entertainment. People need to be entertained in order to distance themselves from disappointment in their lives.” — Kant
“Art is one of the most powerful means of convincing people of anything, both good and bad; therefore, you must be very careful in its use.”
An artist is one of two things: he is either a high priest, or a more or less smart entertainer. — Mazzini
“Meditations of discussions about art are the most useless pastimes known. Those who really nkow art nkow that art can speak well with its own language, and that to speak about art with words is useless. Most people speak about art do not understand or feel real art.”
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