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" One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. "
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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" First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. "
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" Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. "
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" The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality. "
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" To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us. "
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" The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. "
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" Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops. "
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