Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
While a painting, even one that meets photographic standards of resemblance, is never more than the stating of an interpretation, a photograph is never less than the registering of an emanation (light waves reflected by objects) — a material vestige of its subject in a way that no painting can be.
Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.
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