A Quote by Eugene Delacroix

Curiously enough, the Sublime is generally achieved through want of proportion.

Eugene Delacroix

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Achieved Enough Generally Proportion Sublime Through Want

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Eugene Delacroix
French - Artist
April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863

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Rod Stewart

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Andrew Greeley

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Gillian Anderson

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Zadie Smith

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Elizabeth Bowen

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Josh Billings

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Nia Vardalos

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Sonny Bill Williams

A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.

Will Rogers

The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment.

Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

Nothing can be achieved without knowledge and yet everything can be achieved just through a pure heart.

Haidakhan Babaji

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