In 1856, shortly before his death, Lord Ellesmere gave the painting to the new National Portrait Gallery in London as its founding work. As the gallery’s first acquisition, it has a certain sentimental prestige, but almost at once its authenticity was doubted.

Forgive seventy times seven,
For the music sounds better when you do,
Tear up your I.O.U’s,
Run for the prize in front of you,
Forgive for Jesus tells you to.

As for advice—write as much as you can! Time’s ticking, and if you don’t throw everything you have into your stories today, you might find yourself on the wrong side of THE END tomorrow!

Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.

Written By Paulo Coelho

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