No great work has ever been based on hatred or contempt... Every great work makes the human face more admirable and richer, and this is its whole secret.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Great art stems from humanism, not hatred, making people more admirable.
- In plain terms
- Great work comes from love, not hatred.
- What can you take from it?
- Create from affirmation rather than rejection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does your work make people more admirable?
Another view
Some powerful works arise from anger or protest.
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