"Great art... is the result of the labours of thousands of faithful craftsmen who know that they are doomed to remain for ever outside the gates of the Paradise of Perfection, but who nevertheless will give the very best there is in them because the work they do means more to them than anything else in this world."

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Source : Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Grace Castagnetta (1937). “The Arts”, New York : Simon and Schuster

Hendrik Willem van Loon

#Art Quotes #Mean Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“There's no great person that lived that didn't go through scrutiny or ridicule and prosecution in all types of ways, to be who they are in history.”
“My problem might be that even if I did go home, I wouldnâ€™t belong there, among people who give without thinking and care without trying.”
“Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.”

Source : PETER FARB (1973). “WORD PLAY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE TALK”
“Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad.”
“I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.”
“Each book was a world unto itself, and in it I took refuge.”

Source : Alberto Manguel (2014). “A History of Reading”, p.27, Penguin
“When you see evil do not form ideas that are in the likeness of that evil; do not think of the evil as bad, but try to understand the forces that are back of that evilâ€”forces that are good in themselves, though misdirected in their present state. By trying to understand the nature of the power that is back of evil or adversity, you will not form bad ideas, and therefore will feel no bad effects from experiences that may seem undesirable. At the same time, you will think your own thought about the experiences, thereby developing the power of the master mind.”
“A lot of what we are doing is getting design out of the way.”

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