Things people say of a man do not alter a man, he is what he is, public opinion is of no value whatsoever. To create not for the artistic joy, but for the amusement of people means to suppress individualism, forget culture, annihilate style, and surrender everything that is valuable.
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true artist and amusing craftsman The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself, takes no notice whatever of the public, a beautiful