Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.
• Quote, 14 March 1858, from Journal de Eugène Delacroix, book 3
• Quote, 14 March 1858, from Journal de Eugène Delacroix, book 3
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Les artistes qui cherchent la perfection en tout sont ceux qui ne peuvent l'atteindre en aucune partie.
— Artist on Eugène Delacroix
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Les artistes qui cherchent la perfection en tout sont ceux qui ne peuvent l'atteindre en aucune partie." in the context of "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.
• Quote, 14 March 1858, from Journal de Eugène Delacroix, book 3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Eugène Delacroix" (Quotes of Delacroix: sorted chronologically, by date of the quotes of Eugène Delacroix, 1831 - 1863, Delacroix' 'Journal' (1847 – 1863): many (but not all) quotes from: The Journal of Eugene Delacroix : A Selection (1980) edited by Hubert Wellington, translated by Lucy Norton, Cornell University Press - )
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About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
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