The arts must study their occasions; they must stand modestly aside un…

George Santayana
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The arts must study their occasions; they must stand modestly aside until they can slip in fitly into the interstices of life. ✨ George Santayana (2012). The Sense of Beauty, p.135, Courier Corporation
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The arts must study their occasions; they must stand modestly aside until they can slip in fitly into the interstices of life. ✨ George Santayana (2012). The Sense of Beauty, p.135, Courier Corporation

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