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It is certain that if every one could early enough be made to feel how full the world is already of excellence, and how much must be done to produce anything worthy of being placed beside what has already been produced . . . , scarcely one would feel enough courage, perseverance, and talent to work quietly for the attainment of a similar mastery. . . . Many young painters would never have taken their pencils in hand, if they could have felt, known, and understood early enough what really produced a master like Raphael.—Goethe (Conversations with Eckermann)


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