The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Les artistes qui cherchent la perfection en tout sont ceux qui ne peuvent l'atteindre en aucune partie.

Eugène Delacroix

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Topic

Perfectionism

Author

Eugène Delacroix

Source

Journals of Eugene Delacroix

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Delacroix, Eugène. Journal entry. 14 March 1858.

Current Citation

Delacroix, Eugène. The Journal of Eugène Delacroix: A Selection, translated by Lucy Norton, edited by Hubert Wellington. Phaidon, 1995.

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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 22.

Current Citation

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Author

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Source
Journals of Jules Renard
Medium
Personal journal
Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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