“every time i paint a portrait i lose a friend.”

a man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait” – johann wolfgang von goethe

“a portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth”- john singer sargent

the portrait of a blinking idiot – william shakespeare

“the countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions” – marcus tullius cicero

“leadership is an opportunity to serve. it is not a trumpet call to self-importance” – j. donald walters

the herbert art gallery and museum coventry, coventry england

peace

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