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All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works of sculpture.

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Painting, in fact, is nothing else much than a tree, a man, or any other object, reflected in the water. The distinction between sculpture and painting, is as great as between the shadow and the substance.

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I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven times greater than any other, for the following reason: why, sir, a statue of true sculpture ought to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence.

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When the poor give to the rich, the devil laughs.

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Let all the world witness how many different means Fortune employs when she wishes to destroy a man.

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I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune teaches us how to behave on another occasion; but that is not true, as the circumstances which attend each event are different, and such as could not be foreseen.

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I said, in response to his words, that men who wanted to do things in their own way had better make a world in their own way, because in this world things are not done like this.

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The laws can't be enforced against the man who is the laws' master.

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There are many kinds of conceit, but the chief one is to let people know what a very ancient and gifted family one descends from.

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Let everyone witness how many different cards fortune has up her sleeve when she wants to ruin a man.

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One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.

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