"I pay no attention whatsoever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."
- Matsuo Basho
"If he had had no education, maybe Basho could have been a much greater poet."
- Nanao Sakako
courtesy @Yasmin 9.1.2007
The great Lao Tzu often said that all external knowledge would only lead to falsehood. The only truths are within you. You just have to dig deep.
If you fancy yourself as a fledgling artist, I suggest you try this ancient principle of introspection and see where it takes you.
I did. It may not have taken me very far, but at least I know myself a little better now.
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