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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts – the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. – John Ruskin

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Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. – John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. – John Ruskin

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Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade. – John Ruskin

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When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. – G.K. Chesterton

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I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! – Victor Hugo

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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. – Ansel Adams

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Know whats weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everythings different. – Bill Watterson

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Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit. – Ezra Taft Benson

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If Im not writing well, Im not happy. If Im not spending enough time with my family, Im not happy. If Im not connecting to friends or if I dont work out enough… You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme. – Harlan Coben

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Anger is short-lived madness. – Horace

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