Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religion and art share a common root; economics is unrelated to them.
- In plain terms
- Art and religion are related; economics is not.
- What can you take from it?
- Art and spirit connect; money does not.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is art spiritual?
- Does money kill art?
Another view
Art can exist and thrive within economics.
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