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An artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. in a word, he should be fit for the best society, and should keef out of it.
-John Ruskin
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An Artist Should Be Well Read In

John Ruskin
An artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. in a word, he should be fit for the best society, and should keef out of it.
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