The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb, how many and which sinews cause it; and which muscle, by swelling, causes the contraction of that sinew; and which sinews, expanded into the thinnest cartilage, surround and support the said muscle.
Copy QuoteThere is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
Copy Quote View & ShareFor my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
Copy Quote View & ShareOcean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.
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