It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.
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When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.
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Everything to do with love is mystery;
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The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.
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You know so many artists are fools.
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