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Quote by Samuel Johnson
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man.

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible. – Samuel Johnson

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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson

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Habits
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Samuel Johnson
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. – Samuel Johnson

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Money
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The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. – Samuel Johnson

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Observation
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I think art is the only thing thats spiritual in the world. And I refuse to forced to believe in other peoples interpretations of God. I dont think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means. – Marilyn Manson

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Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Rumors sound of galleries asking artists for upsized art and more of it. Ive heard of photographers asked to print larger to increase the wall power and salability of their work. Everything winds up set to maximum in order to feed the beast. – Jerry Saltz

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Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well but their manners should be of the greatest concern. – R. Buckminster Fuller

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Proverbs bear age and he who should do well may view himself in them as in a looking-glass. – Italian Proverb

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May the devil chase you every day of your life and never catch you. – Irish Toast

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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other peoples views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but its also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good. – Barbra Streisand

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The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. – Mark Van Doren

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