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Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.

~Benjamin Haydon

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There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Evil Extract Good Human Human Nature Inherent Nature Out Propensity Surely

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The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Architects Artists England Legitimate Only

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Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Approaches Art Definition Imperfect Mere Perfection Reality Untrue

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When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Anxious Better Done He Longer Man Than Well

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Men who have reached and passed 45, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Found Having Look Men Other Out Passed Perfectly Reached Secret Sure The Secret Of Waiting Were Who World

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Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials.

~Benjamin Haydon

Topics: Astonishing Common Doing Done Faculties Genius Greater Intensity Materials More Nothing Ordinary Refined Than Things Ways

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: January 26th, 1786

Died: June 22nd, 1846

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