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Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Expression Most Perfect Scorn Silence

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Socialism, reduced to its simplest legal and practical expression, means the complete discarding of the institution of private property by transforming it into public property, and the division of the resultant public income equally and indiscriminately among the entire population.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Among Complete Division Entire Equally Expression Income Institution Legal Means Population Practical Private Private Property Property Public Reduced Simplest Socialism Transforming

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Art does not, like science, set forth a permanent order of nature, the enduring skeleton of law. Two factors primarily determine its works: one is the idea in the mind of the artist, the other is his power of expression; and both these factors are extremely variable.

~George Edward Woodberry

Topics: Art Artist Both Determine Does Enduring Expression Extremely Factors Forth His Idea Law Like Mind Nature Order Other Permanent Power Primarily Science Set Skeleton Two Variable Works

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One can re-create what was in the mind of a mathematician a thousand years ago, recapture the truth of the intellect wherever it may have once come to light; but the image of art, that infinite variable of perception and expression in the individual, - that is not easily re-created, at least, not with certainty and in its original fulness.

~George Edward Woodberry

Topics: Art Certainty Come Easily Expression Image Individual Infinite Intellect Least Light Mathematician May Mind Once Original Perception Thousand Thousand Years Truth Variable Wherever Years Years Ago

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Art is expression; what is expressed is often the vision of a subtle and powerful soul, and also his experience with his vision; and however vivid and skilful he may be in the means of expression, yet it is frequently found that the master-spell in his work is something felt to be indefinable and inexpressible.

~George Edward Woodberry

Topics: Also Art Experience Expressed Expression Felt Found Frequently He His However May Means Often Powerful Something Soul Subtle Vision Vivid Work

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A marvellous power of expression over language often distinguishes genius; but Shakespeare in his phrases seems independent of the bonds of language as of the bonds of metre.

~George Edward Woodberry

Topics: Bonds Distinguishes Expression Genius His Independent Language Marvellous Often Over Phrases Power Seems Shakespeare

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No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

~George Eliot

Topics: Compliment Eloquent Except Expression Indifference

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Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Any Beautiful Beauty Emotion Endeavour Express Expression Faithful Moving Real Style Thought Will Your

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Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea.

~George Matthew Adams

Topics: Beauty Expression Sea Voice

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I think the mix of narrative and analysis that the 'New Yorker' requires is a perfect expression of what my parents each gave me.

~George Packer

Topics: Analysis Each Expression Gave Me Mix Narrative New New Yorker Parents Perfect Requires Think Yorker I Think

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