"Love and art do not embrace what is beautiful but what is made beautiful by this embrace."

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— M. S. Golwalkar

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— Jeff Koons

Art1955

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"I wonder at those who think about their body's food, but do not think about their soul's food. They keep away disturbing food from their belly, but fill up their hearts with destructive subjects."

— Imam Hasan ibn Ali (A.S.)

Religion625–670

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