Insight is the first condition of Art.
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Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.
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The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised.
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