A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the not-self that there is no self left to die.Bernard Berenson
Enemies could become the best companions. Companionship is based on a common interest, and the greater the interest the closer the companionship. What makes enemies of people, if not the eagerness, the passion for the same thing?Bernard Berenson
Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.Bernard Berenson
I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.Bernard Berenson
I wonder whether Art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?Bernard Berenson
When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase.Bernard Berenson
