[Dance] Fuller, Loie. (1862-1928)
Collection of Autograph Maxims
An interesting and highly amusing collection of ten autograph philosophical maxims in English, each signed "Loie Fuller," by the "Serpentine" modern dance and theatrical lighting pioneer who was the embodiment of the Art Nouveau movement and was portrayed by Toulouse-Lautrec, Chéret, Rodin, etc. All in fine condition, as follows:1. Signed advice "To the art collector." Paris, Hôtel Bedford 1909; ½ page in-4°: «We spend our lives gathering together many=many= »things » to keep : And the only things we can really keep are the things we cannot gather»
2. Signed advice "To boys." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, february, 1909; ½ page in-4°: « Use brains enough to shun a fight – Or pluck enough to fight it through»
3. Signed advice "To us all." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, 1909; ½ page in-4°:«Enthusiasm in youth – let us keep it! Sympathy is truth – Let us meet it. Generous is kind – Let us be it – Fault is blind – Let us see it»
4. Signed advice "To the deceived." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, 1909; ½ page in-4°: «If to learn that we are deceived / teaches us to be unbelieving / It is better to never know we’re deceived. Let us keep our faith and beleiving»
5. Signed advice "To the unhappy." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, February 1, 1909; ½ page in-4°: «How often – very often – we can spell our regret – r-e-m-o-r-s-e !»
6. Signed advice "To the never satisfied." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, 1909; ½ page in-4°:«We look – a look – thinking – by the eye to satisfy the unseen = which feels = but can never see = and all the seeing does not satisfy !»
7. Signed advice "To the restless." Paris, Hôtel Bedford 1909; ½ page in-4°: «We travel and seek for the outer things. When the “inner things” will do»
8. Signed advice "To friends." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, January 30, 1909; ½ page in-4°: «Misunderstanding is the cause of more than half our troubles»
9. Signed advice "To the would be learned and the learned." Paris, Hôtel Bedford; ½ page in-4°: «Often it takes nature all the night – to undo – the mistake – which it took a professor all the day – to teach – and to make -»
10. Signed advice "To the sad." Paris, Hôtel Bedford, February 2, 1909; ½ page in-4°: «If we could only catch the smiles and keep them!» (11251)
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