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June 25, 2006
what moves men of genius...
What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
Great men are those who, when their minds have reached full maturity, can still retain some of the warmth in their impressions that is characteristic of youth.
We must be almost beyond ourselves, if we are to achieve all that we are capable of! Happy are they who, like Voltaire and other great men, can reach a state of inspiration on fresh water and a plain diet.
Eugene Delacroix - The Journals
Posted by amin at June 25, 2006 12:44 AM