The signs of excessive indulgence in this destructive pastime are easily detectable. They are these: A disposition to eat, to drink, to smoke, to meet together convivially, to laugh, to joke, and tell indelicate stories– and mainly, a yearning to paint pictures.

Mark Twain
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The signs of excessive indulgence in this destructive pastime are easily detectable. They are these: a disposition to eat, to drink, to smoke, to meet together convivially, to laugh, to joke, and tell indelicate stories— and mainly a yearning to paint pictures. In 1872, John Ruskin wrote “The signs of excessive indulgence in this destructive pastime are easily detectable. They are these: a disposition to eat, to drink, to smoke, to meet together convivially, to laugh, to joke, and tell indelicate stories—and mainly a yearning to paint pictures.” Ruskin was speaking about the art of painting which is a great pastime for some people but a great obsession for many others.

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