Quote #139478
As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.
John Lubbock
About This Quote
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Interpretation
In this aphorism, art is cast as a vital, enlivening force rather than a luxury. The comparison to sunlight suggests something both natural and transformative: just as light reveals and intensifies the hues already present in flowers, art brings out latent richness in human experience—shaping perception, deepening feeling, and making ordinary life more vivid and meaningful. The line also implies that art’s value is not merely decorative; it “colors” life by altering how we see and inhabit it, giving form and resonance to emotions, memories, and ideals that might otherwise remain dull or inexpressible.




