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Beware of luxury! Beware of acquiring the taste and need for it, under the pretext of providing for the morrow.
Paul Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin
Age: 55 †
Born: 1848
Born: January 1
Died: 1903
Died: January 1
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I made a promise to keep a watch over myself, to remain master of myself, so that I might become a sure observer.
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Without delay I began work, without hesitation and all of a fever.
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What still concerns me the most is: am I on the right track, am I making progress, am I making mistakes in art?
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