"We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more."

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The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the submission to discipline and the rigor of self-control.

— Kenyon Cox