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 must remain under the marble. By this method you may chop it off with great facility.   the head into twelve parts, each part into twelve degrees, each degree into twelve minutes, and these minutes into seconds.   painter who entertains no doubt of his own ability, will attain very little. When the work succeeds beyond the judgment, the artist acquires nothing; but when the judgment is superior to the work, he never ceases improving, if the love of gain do not retard his progress.   the work is equal to the knowledge and judgment of the painter, it is a bad sign; and when it surpasses the judgment, it is still worse, as is the case with those who wonder at having succeeded so Rh