“What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.Quote by Walter PaterTopics: Quotes about Walter PaterShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Philosophical theories or ideas, as points of view, instruments of criticism, may help us to...#Walter Pater
Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the...#Walter Pater
The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, towards the human spirit, is to rouse, to...#Walter Pater
Experience, already reduced to a group of impressions, is ringed round for each one of...#Walter Pater
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