“The beauty of nature lies in detail; the message, in generality.”
Source: Wonderful Life (1989), Preface
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"The Education of an Englishman" in The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 138 (1926), p. 192.
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RODIN, AUGUSTE. L'Art. Entretiens réunis par Paul Gsell, 1911
“Embrace beautiful lies - the chronic insanity of the sane”
Source: 4.48 Psychosis

“Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.”