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Today’s art should…

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IMAGE: Today's art should not be good. It should not be beautiful. It should not be pleasant.

Today’s art should not be good. It should not be beautiful. It should not be pleasant. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): Today’s Art [The Art of Today] (Image by kojikamei from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text,… More »

Beauty remains, even…

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IMAGE: Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance. A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!

Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance. A person who’s happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in… More »

I confess myself to…

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IMAGE: I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.

I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward. – Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer-) Churchill (1874 – 1965) / (speech to the Royal College of Physicians, 2… More »

白状するが私自身…

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IMAGE: I confess myself to be a great admirer of tradition. The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.

白状するが私自身、伝統を大いに重んじている。振り返ることのできる過去が長ければ長いほど、より遠い未来まで見通せる。 – ウィンストン・チャーチル (1874 – 1965) / (1944年3月2日、王立内科医協会に向けての演説；【訳】岡本健(おかもとけん) (1963 – )) (Richard McallによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »

If we had no winter…

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IMAGE: If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. – Anne Bradstreet (1612 – 1672) (Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound… More »

Tell me not, in…

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IMAGE: Tell me not, in mournful numbers, / "Life is but an empty dream!" // For the soul is dead that slumbers, / And things are not what they seem. // Life is real! Life is earnest! / And the grave is not its goal; // "Dust thou art, to dust returnest," / Was not spoken of the soul. //

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, / “Life is but an empty dream!” // For the soul is dead that slumbers, / And things are not what they seem. // Life is real! Life is earnest! / And the grave… More »

May I play something…

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IMAGE: "May I play something of yours now?" I asked cheekily. Beethoven nodded with a smile. I played the first movement of the C Major Concerto. When I had ended, Beethoven seized both my hands, kissed me on the forehead and said gently: "Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!"

“May I play something of yours now?” I asked cheekily. Beethoven nodded with a smile. I played the first movement of the C Major Concerto. When I had ended, Beethoven seized both my hands, kissed me on the forehead and… More »

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