Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory. -Claude Debussy

 

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Claude Debussy quotes in our collection. Claude Debussy is known for saying 'Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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Music is the expression of the movement of the waters, the play of curves described by changing breezes.

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