

“Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of truth, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.”
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“The cunning waste their pains;
The wise men vex their brains;
But the simpleton, who seeks no gains,
With belly full, he wanders free
As drifting boat upon the sea.”
― The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
The wise men vex their brains;
But the simpleton, who seeks no gains,
With belly full, he wanders free
As drifting boat upon the sea.”
― The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
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