For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.

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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

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He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.

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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

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I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.

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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that...

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The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life...

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Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or...