Paul Gauguin Quotes

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.

Paul Gauguin

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• It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.

  

  Paul Gauguin
  • Eye
  • Color
  • Ignorance