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Masters Quotes - Page 2

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

Henry Miller (1970). “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare”, p.175, New Directions Publishing

At Patagonia, making a profit is not the goal because the Zen master would say profits happen 'when you do everything else right'.

Yvon Chouinard (2006). “Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman”, p.160, Penguin

Cezanne, you see, is a sort of God of painting.

Henri Matisse, Jack D. Flam (1995). “Matisse on Art”, Univ of California Press

The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom but its Master.

Peter Taylor Forsyth (1948). “Peter Taylor Forsyth (1848-1921) Director of Souls”

For man is man and master of his fate.

'Idylls of the King' (1842-85) 'The Marriage of Geraint' (1859) l. 355

Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.

Jean Toomer (2003). “The Uncollected Works of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967”, Edwin Mellen Press

Only when he has ceased to need things can a man truly be his own master and so really exist.

Anwar Sadat (1978). “In Search of Identity: An Autobiography”, New York : Harper & Row

Play always as if in the presence of a master.

Robert Schumann (1860). “Advice to Young Musicians”, p.10