The idea of beauty is the fundamental idea of everything. In the world we see only distortions of the fundamental idea, but art, by imagination, may lift itself to the height of this idea. Art is therefore akin to creation.
(What is Art?, 1897)
Leo Tolstoy
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All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.
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