Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: ...

Evelyn Waugh Quote

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
- Evelyn Waugh

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English novelist, 1903-66

Born:28th October, 1903
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Starsign: Scorpio

Author Keywords: Novelist, English

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