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I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.

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It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

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What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.

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Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.

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Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.

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The conquest of the earth... is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only... not a sentimental pretence but an idea.

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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

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Have no fear of perfection -- you will never reach it.

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The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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