"The angles even Draw strength from gazing on its glance, Though none its meaning fathom may; The world's unwither'd countenance Is bright as at creation's day."
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"The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise."
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"In society every man is taken for what he gives himself out to be; but he must give himself out to be something. Better to be slightly disagreeable than altogether insignificant."
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"True works of art are a manifestation of the higher laws of nature."
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"Art will always be art."
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"A vi'let on the meadow grew, That no one saw, that no one knew, It was a modest flower. A shepherdess pass'd by that way-- Light footed, pretty and so gay; That way she came, Softly warbling forth her lay."
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"I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated, Especially since it lives and lets me live."
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"If I say to the moment: 'Stay now! You are so beautiful'!"
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"A man's name is not like a mantle which merely hangs about him...but a perfectly fitting garment, which, like the skin, has grown over him, at which one cannot rake and scrape without injuring the man himself."
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"Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront."
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"Sing it not in mournful numbers."
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"My worthy friend, gray are all theories And green alone Life's golden tree."
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"The day is for mistake and error, sequence of time for success and carrying out. The one who anticipates is master of the day."
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"Art is constitutive-the artist determines beauty. He does not take it over."
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"Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again."
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"The close and thoughtful observer more and more learns to recognize his limitations. He realizes that with the steady growth of knowledge more and more new problems keep on emerging."
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"A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!"
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"Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day; Still forward press, nor never tire! The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should be by the forelock grasp. Then she will ne'er let go her clasp, And labors on, because she must."
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"Take life too seriously, and what is it worth? If the morning wake us to no new joys, if the evening bring us not the hopes of new pleasures, is it worth while to dress and undress? Does the sun shine on me today that I may reflect on yesterday? That I may endeavor to foresee and control what can neither be foreseen nor controlled - the destiny of tomorrow?"
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"One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres."
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