Walter Horatio Pater

1839-1894, English Critic, Writer, Lecturer

Art
Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most. For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake.
Studies in the History of the Renaissance

Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004