But what if I fail of my purpose here?
It is but to keep the nerves at strain,
To dry one’s eyes and laugh at a fall,
And, baffled, get up and begin again–
So the chase takes up one’s life, that’s all.
–Robert Browning.
“Genius is intensity.” Honore Balzac.
What an absolutely gorgeous painting – I’ve never seen anything quite like it!! ; o )
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I love the Brownings. The zest for life!
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Wow a double whammy! Great art and poetry! Love it!!! 🙂 ❤
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How did I not know this painting before? I’m madly in love with it! My mother has always loved irises so it reminds me of her.
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Awwww! That’s sweet❣😊🌹
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Gorgeous painting and a personal credo to take to heart. Most good things are not easily attained and everything good is worth working for. Of course Browning said it much better.
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LOL.
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