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Bernard Berenson quotes

American Historian June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959

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Bernard Berenson quote: "A complete life may be one ending in so full identification..."
A complete life may be one ending in so full identification with the non-self that there is no self to die. Bernard Berenson
From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament... the dream implied taking life ritually as something holy. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are..."
Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish,..."
When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a..."
Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg..."
I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a..."
Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "The average European does not seem to feel free until he..."
The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others. Bernard Berenson
Psychoanalysts are not occupied with the minds of their patients; they do not believe in the mind but in a cerebral intestine. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Miracles happen to those who believe in them."
Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does..."
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's..."
Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training. Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson quote: "Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second."
Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second. Bernard Berenson

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