If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

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"The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion."

- Albrecht Durer

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"What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things."

- Albrecht Durer

Philosophy

"I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men."

- Albrecht Durer

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"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

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"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

Inspiration

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

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"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

Inspiration

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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