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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 is saying that true beauty should be immediately clear and felt without needing extra explanation. If people need someone else to interpret it for them, then it hasn't truly succeeded in being beautiful on its own.

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