Paul Gauguin Quotes
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For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it.
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Rude am I in my speech, And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.
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No more than a famous master can be replaced and another take over the completion of the half-finished painting he has left behind can the great poet and thinker, the great statesman and the great soldier, be replaced. For their activity lies always in the province of art. It is not mechanically trained but inborn by God's grace.
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Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
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Purity of morals is the only sure foundation of public happiness in any country.
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It’s useful to compare our preparations for epidemics with our preparations for war.
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Leaves are the Greek, flowers the Italian, phase of the spirit of beauty that reveals itself through the flora of the globe.
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This time of year is tough. We would be getting ready for the season.
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I'll change to a dragon, then you'll be sorry.
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You have to make a character of yourself if you're going to be known to strangers.
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Our impulses toward instant gratification aren't to be trusted. Hoarding our resources isn't a worthy goal. We're created with eternity in our hearts, and our lives have everlasting value.
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.
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I have tried to establish the right to dare everything.
