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Charlie Chaplin

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

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Charlie Chaplin believes that true beauty should be immediately clear and felt without needing someone to explain it. If understanding a beautiful thing requires extra interpretation beyond what the creator intended, he doubts it has achieved what beauty is meant to do.

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