"The art of seeing nature, or, in other words, the art of using models, is in reality the great object, the point to which all our studies are directed."

-- Joshua Reynolds

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“I thought, man, if you could run 100 miles, you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the f**king Buddha. Bringing peace and a smile to the world. In my case, it didn't work. I'm the same old punk ***** as ever. But there's always this hope that it'll turn you into the person you want to be. You know, like a better, more peaceful person. And when I'm out on a long run, the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn't going 'bleh bleh bleh bleh.' Everything just quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow”
“At the beginning we learn to travel, then we travel to learn.”
“My parents have always been very open.”
“Doors are for those who lack enemies.”
“Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern youth, will never become professionalized.”

Source : Hesketh Pearson (1971). “Beerbohm Tree; his life and laughter”
“You drew a bird that was here, a kind of sweet chanticleer. But with a terrible fear that the cage couldn't tame”
“To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.”
“Live a life as a monument to your soul.”

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