I · On arrivalRembrandt · c. 1629
A tenth of a second. That is how long a face takes to be judged. Everything after is appeal.
After Willis & Todorov, PrincetonII · On characterBronzino · c. 1550
Character is destiny.
HeraclitusIII · On the nameHyannis Port · 1962
If I stay and fight, I shall not return. But my name will live for ever.
Achilles · the Iliad, IX · the choice that gave the word its meaningIV · On being noticedRaeburn · c. 1810
To be truly elegant, one should not be noticed.
Attributed to Beau BrummellV · On the roomSargent · 1898
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone, but what is woven into the lives of others.
Pericles, by way of ThucydidesVI · On daringEakins · 1872
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
SenecaVII · On mannerDavid · c. 1780
Manner is all in all, whatever is said or done.
Lord ChesterfieldVIII · On the workDossi · c. 1530
Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, XIX · The HouseMMXXVI
I · The coachPoise.
She tells you the truth.
II · The goodsNumbered.
Made once.
III · The registerYours.
You are on it, or you are not.
X · The registerMMXXVI
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