“ A complete life may be one ending in so full identification with the non-self that there is no self to die. Bernard Berenson
“ When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase. Bernard Berenson
“ Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed. Bernard Berenson
“ Governments last as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed. Bernard Berenson
“ Enemies could become the best companions. Companionship is based on a common interest and the greater the interest the closer the companionship. What makes enemies of people if not the eagerness th… Bernard Berenson
“ I wonder whether Art has a higher function than to make me feel appreciate and enjoy natural objects for their art value? Bernard Berenson
“ A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the not-self that there is no self left to die. Bernard Berenson
“ I wish I could stand on a busy corner hat in hand and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. Bernard Berenson
“ As I got warmed up and felt perfectly at home in talk I heard myself boasting lying exaggerating. Oh not deliberately far from it. It would be unconvivial and dull to stop and arrest the flow of… Bernard Berenson
