Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen.

Quote by George Jean Nathan

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Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such...

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

You must train your intuition - you must trust the small voice inside you which...

You must train your intuition - you must trust the small voice inside you which...

Intuition is a combination of historical (empirical) data, deep and heightened observation, and an ability...

Intuition is a combination of historical (empirical) data, deep and heightened observation, and an ability...

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...