By words one transmits thoughts to another, by means of art, one transmits feelings.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Words transmit thoughts; art transmits feelings.
- In plain terms
- Use words for thinking and art for sharing feelings.
- What can you take from it?
- Distinguish between communicating thoughts and feelings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you share feelings without art?
- Can words transmit feelings directly?
Another view
Language and art often overlap in transmitting both thought and feeling.
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