That beauty which is meant by ...

That beauty which is meant by art is no mere accident of human life which people can take or leave, but a positive necessity of life if we are to live as nature meant us to, that is to say unless we are content to be less than men.
That beauty which is meant by art is no mere accident of human life which people can take or leave, but a positive necessity of life if we are to live as nature meant us to, that is to say unless we are content to be less than men.

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The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.