"The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands."
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"Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity."
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"The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain"
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"Nature never breaks her own laws."
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"Whoever in debate quotes authority uses not intellect, but memory."
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"Motion is created by the destruction of balance."
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"The young man should first learn perspective, then the proportions of objects. Next, copy work after the hand of a good master, to gain the habit of drawing parts of the body well; and then to work from nature, to confirm the lessons learned."
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"He who truly knows has no occasion to shout."
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"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
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"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen."
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"As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do"
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"The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes."
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"There are many occasions when the muscles that form the lips of the mouth move the lateral muscles that are joined to them, and there are an equal number of occasions when these lateral muscles move the lips of this mouth, replacing it where it cannot return of itself, because the function of muscle is to pull and not to push except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."
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"My body will not be a tomb for other creatures."
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"Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else."
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"It is useful to constantly observe, note, and consider."
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"If you put on more garments, the cold cannot reach you. Similarly, increase your patience and concentration and even great injuries cannot vex your mind."
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"Tears come from the heart and not from the brain"
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"Our life is made by the death of others."
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"A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light."
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