Authorities are the ruination of great talents, and form almost the entire talent of mediocrities. They are the leading strings with which everyone l… - Eugène Delacroix

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Authorities are the ruination of great talents, and form almost the entire talent of mediocrities. They are the leading strings with which everyone learns to walk at the beginning of their careers, but they almost always leave a permanent mark. People like Ingres never get them out of their systems and never take a step without invoking their help. It is as though they wished to eat bread and milk all their lives (Monday 10th October 1853)