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James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler

 

Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

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Denis Diderot

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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge available to us: observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Continue reading Denis Diderot

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

 

Three parts of him Is ours already, and the man entire Upon the next encounter yields him ours.

ATTRIBUTION: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Cassius, in Julius Caesar, act 1, sc. 3, l. 154-6. Using devious means to win the support of Brutus.