“We define genius as the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.”
“We define genius as the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.”
Bernard Berenson
“The institution that had the greatest effect on Berenson's education was the Boston public library, the first in the country that allowed people to take books home to read them.”
Rachel Cohen, Bernard Berenson: A Life in the Picture Trade“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 under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.”
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“Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.”
Bernard Berenson“We define genius as the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.”
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 the passion for the same thing?”
Bernard Berenson“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.”
Bernard Berenson“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.”
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