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Th abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.

William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Richard Farmer, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.34

He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.

William Penn (1726). “A Collection of the Works of William Penn: To which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life, with Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published”, p.829

Eternity is the divine treasure-house, and hope is the window, by means of which mortals are permitted to see, as through a glass darkly, the things which God is preparing.

William Mountford, Frederic Dan Huntington (1850). “Martyria: A Legend, Wherein are Contained Homilies, Conversations, and Incidents of the Reign of Edward the Sixth”, p.208

I want to reach out and entertain people. I want people to come to a museum that have never been in a museum before. I want also to have enough art references in it that would satisfy the most sophisticated museum goer.

"That's what art really tries to do. Just strip away all the pretense and it's trying to entertain and excite". Interview with Julie Thomson, logger.believermag.com. October 9, 2013.

The arts are encroaching one upon another, and from a proper use of this encroachment will rise the art that is truly monumental.

Wassily Kandinsky (2015). “Concerning the Spiritual in Art”, p.37, Sheba Blake Publishing

Every antique farm-house and moss-grown cottage is a picture.

Washington Irving (1846). “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon”, p.58

Tradition - one of those words conservative people use as a shortcut to thinking.

"How To Nail That Wedding Speech" by Edie Lush, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. September 06, 2016.

Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.

"Questions sur l'Encyclopédie". Book by Voltaire. Chapter: "Oracles", 1770.

The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.

"For Russia, deepening friendship with India is a top foreign policy priority". www.thehindu.com. December 24, 2012.