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Never Expect Any Recognition Here--the System Prohibits It. The Cross Is Not Affixed To The Genius, No, The Genius Is Affixed To The Cross.

Why Must Ancients, And Provided The Same Talent, Be Better Than Modern Authors? Free To Exploit The Vast Realm Of The Simpleand The Natural, They Did Not Have To Be Artificial In Order To Be Original (which Every Artist Aspires To Be).

Only By Himself, With One Acre And A House, Will A Dunce Be A Dunce. Once He Manages To Gain Power, He'll Turn Into A Scoundrel.

Plato Calls Complacency The Companion Of Loneliness.

Beauty Satisfies The Senses Completely And At The Same Time Uplifts The Soul. That Which Gratifies The Senses Is Pleasant, And That Which Uplifts The Soul Without Being Sensual In The Least Is Good, True, Right, Anything You Like, But Not Beautiful.