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The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. - William Blake

The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake

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Then my verse I dishonor, my pictures despise, my person degrade and my temper chastise; and the pen is my terror, the pencil my shame; and my talents I bury, and dead is my fame. – William Blake

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Despair
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William Blake
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I see every thing I paint in this world, but everybody does not see alike. To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. – William Blake

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Perspective
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To go too far is as bad as to fall short. – Confucius

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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance. – Hannah Arendt

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I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. – Bernard Berenson

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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, its so petty. – Imelda Marcos

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