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Garden of Death by Hugo Simberg
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Gardens of the Dead

It is remarkable that this man, who, by his perception of symbols, saw the poetic…
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Roscoe by Martin Archer Shee
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The Authenticity of Old Writings

750. ‘Among the many curious stupidities of the schools, none seems to me so ridiculous…
By Goethe
The Life Line by Winslow Homer
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Genius

The measure of genius is character. Genius is not talent plus character, but character manifesting…
By Ludwig Wittgenstein
Old man seated and writing in a book by Guido Reni
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I Dip My Pen in the Blackest Ink

I am sure that a certain truth will be said through me, though I should…
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alexander before the Corpse of Darius by Antonio Balestra
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Keep Quiet, Jean-Jacques

I had gone to spend a few days in the country at the home of…
By Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Study for The Voyage of Life Old Age by Thomas Cole
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Trust Thyself

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence…
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cousin Reginald Spells Peloponnesus by Norman Rockwell
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Why We Contradict

Why we contradict. – We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that…
By Friedrich Nietzsche
William Shakespeare Portrait
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Great Men

Great men are more distinguished by range and extent than by originality. If we require…
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
A painting in the style of Vincent van Gogh depicting a painter.
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The Madness of Art

It is glory–to have been tested, to have had our little quality and cast our…
By Henry James
Moses with the Ten Commandments by Rembrandt
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Speak Your Latent Conviction

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your…
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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