But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating.
The ordinary man is the curse of civilization.
There cannot be any true leisure until all the world possesses it equally.
Edith Sitwell's interest in art was largely confined to portraits of herself.
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.
There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.