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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlege

All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel suggests that all people have flaws and oddities simply because they are human, and artists express these traits even more intensely. This idea highlights that the imperfections and exaggerations found in artists are a natural and enduring part of human nature.

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