The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEESomething of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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Dreamers are half-way men of thought, and men of thought are half-way men of action.
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The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
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In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
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Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
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Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
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