Evelyn De Morgan famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
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If you would be a better teacher, teach by the spirit. That is the thing that gives strength and power, meaning and life, to our otherwise weak efforts... remember, you cannot give away that which you do not possess. Study the life of the master. You do not have to have a college degree to be an efficient teacher. But you do have to become acquainted with the life and teachings of the master to be an effective teacher in the church.
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Art, however innocent, looks like deceiving.
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To me documentary photography means making a picture so that the viewer doesn’t think about the man who made the picture. At its esthetic core is very old tradition in art: naturalism. And its purpose is to document all facets of social relationships.
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A man must have grown old and lived long in order to see how short life is.
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I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.
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Dogs have such short life spans, it's like a concentrated version of a human life. When they get older, they become much more like our mothers. They wait for us, watch out for us, are completely fascinated by everything we do.
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I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short
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Art is eternal, but life is short.
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I must pack my short lifer full of interesting events and creative activity. Philosophy and aesthetic contemplation are not enough. I intend to do everything possible to broaden my experiences and allow myself to reach the fullest development. Then, and before physical deterioration obtrudes, I shall go on some last wilderness trip to a place I have known and loved. I shall not return.
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