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Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet quotes

Life: January 21, 1826 - February 5, 1907

Birthday: January 21

Death: February 5

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There is often no material difference between the enjoyment of the highest ranks and those of the rudest stages of society. If the life of many a young English nobleman, and an Iroquois in the forest, or an Arab in the desert are compared, it will be found that their real sources of happiness are nearly the same.

Topics: Real, Civilization, Differences, Noblemen, Iroquois

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There is no man who has not some interesting associations with particular scenes, or airs, or books, and who does not feel their beauty or sublimity enhanced to him by such connections.

Topics: Book, Men, Air, Sublimity, Some Interesting

The exercise of criticism always destroys for a time our sensibility to beauty by leading us to regard the work in relation to certain laws of construction. The eye turns from the charms of nature to fix itself upon the servile dexterity of art.

Topics: Art, Eye, Exercise, Dexterity

Taste is, in general, considered as that faculty of the human mind by which we perceive and enjoy whatever is beautiful or sublime in the works of nature or art.

Topics: Beautiful, Art, Sublime

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