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The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.


Émile Zola

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Speak and do not go!
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JOHN LENNON No gift comes without a price.
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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO Intelligence is nothing without delight.
PAUL CLAUDEL Nothing is achieved without toil.
UNKNOWN Ability is nothing without opportunity.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of philosophy
SENECA I think relationships are work, but love is a gift.
ANNE HATHAWAY There is nothing deeper than to work for a year with the same artist.
HANS-ULRICH OBRIST Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
HORACE Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it
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