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... nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats who hide the truth in their hearts, and like jugglers, show another thing in their mouths; to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their interest, and put on a good face when ...
... nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats who hide the truth in their hearts, and like jugglers, show another thing in their mouths; to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their interest, and put on a good face when ...
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... nature.— Shakespeare. Too low they build who build below the skies.—Young. Great souls, by nature half divine, soar to the stars, and hold a near acquaintance with the gods.—Howe. America. America is another name for opportunity. Our ...
... nature.— Shakespeare. Too low they build who build below the skies.—Young. Great souls, by nature half divine, soar to the stars, and hold a near acquaintance with the gods.—Howe. America. America is another name for opportunity. Our ...
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... nature, as a pupil imitates his master, so that art must be, as it were, a descendant of God.—Dante. The perfection of art is to conceal art.—Quintilian. Never judge a work of art by its defects.—Washington A listen. There is no more ...
... nature, as a pupil imitates his master, so that art must be, as it were, a descendant of God.—Dante. The perfection of art is to conceal art.—Quintilian. Never judge a work of art by its defects.—Washington A listen. There is no more ...
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... nature, but founds itself on the study of nature— takes from nature the selections which best accord with its own intention, and then bestows on them that which nature does not possess, viz.: the mind and soul of man.—Bulwer. The object ...
... nature, but founds itself on the study of nature— takes from nature the selections which best accord with its own intention, and then bestows on them that which nature does not possess, viz.: the mind and soul of man.—Bulwer. The object ...
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... nature.—Nature furnishes the material by means of which to express a beauty still unexpressed in nature.—The artist beholds in nature more than she herself is conscious of.—S. James. The highest art is always the most religious, and the ...
... nature.—Nature furnishes the material by means of which to express a beauty still unexpressed in nature.—The artist beholds in nature more than she herself is conscious of.—S. James. The highest art is always the most religious, and the ...
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