“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.”
Emile Zola (1840–1902) French writer (1840-1902)
As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul : Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) by Larry Chang , p. 55.
“(…) To be nothing, to have nothing, to keep nothing for oneself is the greatest gift, the highest generosity.”
Nothingness
Source: "I am That." P.107.
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