Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher
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British writer and philosopher 1919–1999Related quotes
“The greatest works of art speak to us without knowing us.”
Alain de Botton book The Consolations of Philosophy
Source: The Consolations of Philosophy (2000), Chapter V, Consolation For A Broken Heart, p. 200.
“Art is to console those who are broken by life.”
Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)
“Without passion there is no art, only technique.”
Mary Robinette Kowal (1969) American writer and puppeteer
Source: Shades of Milk and Honey (2010), Chapter 15 (p. 192)
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894)
“Art is for all — and the greatest art proves it.”
William Soutar (1898–1943) British poet
Diary, 29 August 1932.
Quotation posted with the permission of the National Scottish Library, Edinburgh, Scotland.
