“Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens.”
John Cage (1912–1992) American avant-garde composer
1982, quoted in John Cage Visual Art: To Sober and Quiet the Mind, ISBN 1891300164
1980s
“Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet;
In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.”
A Summary of Lord Lyttelton’s Advice.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet." by Mary Wortley Montagu?
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