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American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907), Death: 1-2-1999
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The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep and moving ancestral memories in every human being.
Paul Mellon

2.
There is no intellectual or emotional substitute for the authentic, the original, the unique masterpiece.
Paul Mellon

3.
Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas.
Paul Mellon

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Within 18 months of my parents' marriage in 1900, my mother fell in love with an Englishman who would have described himself as a gentleman but who was, in fact, nothing more than a devious adventurer.
Paul Mellon

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When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.
Paul Mellon

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Collecting is the sort of thing that creeps up on you.
Paul Mellon

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College isn't the only answer. Reading is a college that you can and should attend all your life.
Paul Mellon