What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

Quote by Eugene Delacroix

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A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way...

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

When I talk about my own achievements, know I worked hard and it was and...

When I talk about my own achievements, know I worked hard and it was and...

Constant dropping wears away stones

Constant dropping wears away stones

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing;...

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing;...

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...

The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...