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Art for art's sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own.

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque

Quote by Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque about art, purpose, magic.

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque 1767 - 1830, swiss writer

Was born on: 25 oct 1767.
Died on 08 dec 1830, at 63 years old.

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