Try to do what you cannot, so that you may learn how to do it.
Probeer de dingen te doen die je niet kunt, zodat je kunt leren hoe je ze moet doen.
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Rembrandt
Born in Leiden in 1606, Rembrandt used light and shadow to probe human psychology. The Night Watch transformed group portraiture; ninety self-portraits form Western art's most candid record of aging.
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