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“A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind.”

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Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose works and ideas had a profound influence on the world. He was a renowned painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist, musician, and engineer. more

“Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper.”

Wells May Stars Principles Trouble Masters Adversity Bottom Seeds Valleys Shields Traverse

Author:Og Mandino

“Verily the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone, and a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse.”

Wisdom Turns Names Parent Kindness Stones Mirrors Deeds Curse Good Deeds

Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces

Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces

“Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.”

Way May Beautiful Beauty Virtue Divine Goodness Appreciation Generosity Innocence Traits Modesty Heroism Cultivating Candor

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“Have you never been moved by poor men's fidelity, the image of you they form in their simple minds? Why should you always talk of their envy, without understanding that what they ask of you is not so much your worldly goods, as something very hard to define, which they themselves can put no name to; yet at times it consoles their loneliness; a dream of splendor, of magnificence, a tawdry dream, a poor man's dream -and yet God blesses it!”

Men Should Mind Hard Dream Form Asks Names Understanding Simple Poor Loneliness Moved Envy Goods Bless Worldly Fidelity Splendor God Bless Poor Man Console Magnificence Simple Minds

Author:Georges Bernanos

“The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue, seen plain and bare, gives pause to criminality. But perhaps it is the other way around.”

Way Giving Believe Kind Stills Literature Virtue Goodness Historical Pauses Outstanding Armor Precedent Crucifixion Criminality

Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

“I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises.”

People May Seems Position Promise Passionate Minimum Involvement

Author:Quentin Crisp

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