Arthur SchopenhauerTreat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first.
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Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first. If you treat art as though it were a person, it will respond and talk with you like a friend. Art is often misunderstood and misused. People forget that art is not an object and therefore they do not treat it as such.
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