“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
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.”
L'art d'enseigner n'est que l'art d'éveiller la curiosité des jeunes âmes pour la satisfaire ensuite.
Pt. II, ch. 4
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)
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