On May 3, 2012, at 2:08 PM, joseph berg wrote: > Could one paraphrase what Wilde said (*Simple* pleasures are always the last refuge of the *complex* to say?:
Why paraphrase? That would mean using your own words. Why not just quote someone else: "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or disturbing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the businessman was well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brady
