“If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.”
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What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.
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If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.
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No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.
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And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art.
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Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.
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