“Is the artist impelled by spiritual forces, by the divine afflatus, by conscious or unconscious emulation of others? Do angles whisper in the ears of the chosen few, and create for them visions of aethereal beauty? Do landscape painters of genius walk the plains of Heaven? Or is it only vanity that urges him to paint?” SpiritualArtistForceHeavenWalksVisionDivineGeniusConsciousEarsPaintChosenPainterVanityLandscapeUnconsciousUrgesAngleReal BeautyEmulation Author:Walter J. Phillips
“Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.” MeanWinningHeavenInspireGeniusBlessingFameThirst Author:Madame de Stael
“Genius and sunshine have this in common that they are the two most precious gifts of heaven to earth, and are dispensed equally to the just and the unjust.” TwoEarthHeavenCommonGeniusSunshineUnjustPrecious Gifts Book:A commonplace book of thoughts, memories and fancies, original and selected Source: A commonplace book of thoughts, memories and fancies, original and selected
“Consequently, the value and importance of the monarchic idea cannot reside in the person of the monarch himself except if Heaven decides to lay the crown on the brow of the heroic genius like Frederick the Great or a wise character like William I.” IfsPersonsIdeasCharacterValuesHeavenWiseGeniusImportanceLaysHeroicCrownsBrowsMonarchs Book:Mein Kampf Source: Mein Kampf