"A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress"
- Lord Byron
About this Quote
Lord Byron is revealing the idea that fashion and art trends change regularly, with new styles and schools emerging and changing the old ones. He uses the example of an eighty-year-old guy who has actually witnessed several cycles of these modifications, having actually seen three brand-new schools of painting, 2 of architecture and poetry, in addition to many shifts in style. This recommends that the passing of time causes consistent change, and that what is trendy or thought about "in" at one point will eventually become outdated and changed by something new.
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