A Quote by Johannes Itten
Only those who love color are admitted to its beauty and immanent presence. It affords utility to all, but unveils its deeper mysteries only to its devotees.
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Do not offend devotees or even non-devotees. Because all those whom we know as devotees today were once not devotees.
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