Quote by Hermann Wey

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; b

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker's primary focus was to blend truth and beauty together in their work. However, in instances where they had to prioritize between the two, they tended to lean towards choosing the beautiful aspect over the true. It implies that aesthetic appeal held greater importance to the speaker than strict adherence to accuracy or reality.

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The great majority of men are bundles of beginnings.

The great majority of men are bundles of beginnings.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Sydney in the 1960s wasn't the exuberant multicultural metro

Sydney in the 1960s wasn't the exuberant multicultural metropolis it is today. Out in the city's western reaches, days passed in a sun-struck stupor. In the evenings, families gathered on their verandas waiting for the 'southerly buster' - the thunderstorm that would break the heat and leave the air cool enough to allow sleep.

Geraldine Brooks

I think that this is the first war in history that on the mo

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

I didn't hear you come in. I was away with the ghosts of my

I didn't hear you come in. I was away with the ghosts of my beautiful youth.

Beauty Youth Past

No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usua

No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usually suicidally gloomy when sober and homicidally insane when drunk.

Terry Pratchett

If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about

If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile.

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation;

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?

Charles de Gaulle

One of the most important-and most neglected-elements in the

One of the most important-and most neglected-elements in the beginning of the interior life is the ability to respond to reality, to see the value and the beauty in ordinary things, to come alive to the splendour that is all around us.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once t

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Drualt took Freya's warm hand,Her strong hand,Her sword hand

Drualt took Freya's warm hand,Her strong hand,Her sword hand,And pressed it to his lips,Pressed it to his heart.Come with me,' he said.Come with me to battle,My love. Tarry at my side.Stay with meWhen battle is done.Tarry at my side.Laugh with me,And walk with meThe long, long way.Tarry with me,My love, at my side.

Gail Carson Levine

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

William Butler Yeats

Courage History