"The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator; and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in reference to the proposed result."

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Source : John Mason Good (1837). “The Book of Nature: From the Last London Ed., to which is Now Prefixed, a Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.93

John Mason Good

#Art Quotes #Eye Quotes #Law Quotes

“I talk because I feel, and I talk to you because I want you to know how I feel.”
“I've been a serial husband, and I've done it badly every time.”
“Everyone connected to the internet acts globally. it is wildly foolish to think locally.”
“He who negates present society, and seeks social conditions based on the sharing of property, is a revolutionary whether he calls himself an anarchist or a communist.”
“The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .”
“If I had never met him I would have dreamed him into being.”

Source : Anzia Yezierska (1950). “Red ribbon on a white horse”
“Champagne... the wine of kings, the king of wines”
“I've been called a spy of Israel since 1996, and since I made my documentary film in 2000 the FBI has investigated me as an agent of Iraq. The FBI has also opened up an investigation into my wife calling her a KGB spy.”

Source : "Exclusive: Scott Ritter in His Own Words". Interview with Massimo Calabresi, content.time.com. September 14, 2002.

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