Quote by Walter Pater

Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what is less excellent in them, or to use words like beauty, excellence, art, poetry, with a more precise meaning than they would otherwise have.

Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been

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This quote suggests that engaging in discussions about art or poetry has limited value in our ability to fully appreciate and understand their quality. It implies that these discussions do little to help us distinguish between works of higher or lesser merit or to use terms like beauty and excellence with more clarity. In other words, talking about art and poetry doesn't significantly enhance our ability to enjoy or critically analyze them.

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