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Joshua Reynolds - The value and rank of every art is...
The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it. (Joshua Reynolds)

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.

Joshua Reynolds

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