Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.

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• Lao Tzu:

  There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Sound

• Lao Tzu:

  All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

• Giotto di Bondone:

  Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of

• Giotto di Bondone:

  The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.

• Giotto di Bondone:

  The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.

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  Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning.

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  Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.

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  As long as I live I will have control over my being.

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  My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.

• Giorgio Morandi:

  Everything is a mystery, ourselves, and all things both simple and humble.