“Michelangelo liked to say that he had acquired his love of, and talent for, sculpture through the milk of his wet nurse, the daughter and wife of stonemasons.”
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“My mother had breastfed the three older children, but I had a wet nurse who fed me any time I asked for it. At this time Truby King had not yet done his devastating work. My mother’s brother, Hermann, lived with us for some years, whilst studying law. I was very fond of him and he too spoilt me very much. I heard him say many things, among them that, being so beautiful, a young Rotheschild [sic]27 would have to come to marry me. He also had a lovely big dog, on which I rode.”
“27. The Rothschild family name had been synonymous with considerable power and wealth since the early nineteenth century.”
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"Maksimlerin yararları:
(a) Bir konuşmacının, sıradan dinleyicilerin özel durumlarda savundukları düşünceleri evrensel bir gerçekmiş gibi dile getirerek, onları hoşnut etmesini mümkün kılar;
(b) konuşmaya ahlaki bir özellik verir."
Aristoteles – Retorik
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“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.”
— Aristotle
Nude Academy
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