Cultural Gems- Bernard Berenson
“No artifact is a work of art if it does not help to humanize us. Without art, visual, verbal and musical Our world would have remained a jungle.” Bernard Berenson, I Tatti, Florence, 1952
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Wise Woman: Sarah Bernhardt
“Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself That one becomes rich.” Sarah Bernhardt
read moreThe real reason Jane Austen’s ladies looked forward to courtly dances
“DANCING- The vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music.” ~George Bernard Shaw
read moreWise Man: George Bernard Shaw
You use a glass mirror to see your face; You use works of art to see your soul.” – George Bernard Shaw Caravaggio, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome
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”Give me a spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.”– Robert Burns California Gold photographed Thanksgiving weekend 2011 Pasadena, CA Photography © 2011 by Leticia Marie Sanchez
read moreWise Man of the Day: Plato
“Music Is a Moral Law. It gives soul to the Universe, Wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, Charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
read moreWise Man of the Day: Arthur Schopenhauer
“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.” -Arthur Schopenhauer
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“Take a music bath once or twice a week” – Oliver Wendell Holmes-
read moreWise Man of the Day: Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon
“If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.” Francois Fenelon
read moreWise Men and Women: Pablo Picasso
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” -Pablo Picasso- Photo Credit: André Villers La Guerre et la Paix Chapel of Vallauris Castle 1953
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