"Indiscriminate pursuit of perfection infallibly leads to mediocrity."

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Source : Henry Fuseli (1831). “Lectures. Aphorisms. A history of art in the schools of Italy”, p.111

Henry Fuseli

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“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.”
“History without politics descends to mere Literature.”
“Isn't it interesting how men 'leave' their families, but women 'abandon' their children?”
“Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are not going to take risks, we are not going to speak out, we are going to try to blend in.”
“Until recently, we regarded love as supernatural. We were willing to study the brain chemistry of fear and depression and anger but not love.”
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“Whatever religion we are, we must pray together.”

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