“The so-called conscientiousness of the great majority of painters is nothing but perfection laboriously applied to the art of being boring.”
25 January 1857 (p. 346)
1831 - 1863, Delacroix' 'Journal' (1847 – 1863)
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Les voix du silence [Voices of Silence] (1951)
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“O great creator of being
grant us one more hour to
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and perfect our lives”
An American Prayer (1978)
Context: O great creator of being
grant us one more hour to
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& dying
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and death not ends it
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"The Jury System" (February 1890)
Context: In this, our land, we are called upon to give but little in return for the advantages which we receive. Shall we give that little grudgingly? Our definition of patriotism is often too narrow. Shall the lover of his country measure his loyalty only by his service as a soldier? No! Patriotism calls for the faithful and conscientious performance of all of the duties of citizenship, in small matters as well as great, at home as well as upon the tented field.
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Murder for Christmas (1939, Holiday for Murder, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas)
“I would like to perfect the art of being studiously aloof”
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