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The matte coating holds the blacks properly, which is the whole job on a composition this dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt reads well behind a desk, in a training space or a hallway you pass every morning. In the larger sizes, on a plain wall with a lamp nearby, it does something closer to what a bust in an alcove does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome offices, studies and desk backdrops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGyms, training rooms and hallways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders of Stoic and pre-Socratic philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark, masculine interiors in leather, oak and stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGifts for leaders, coaches and mentors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramed matte canvas print that holds deep blacks without glare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCotton-polyester canvas with a proprietary matte coating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreenguard Gold certified latex inks, non-toxic and fade-resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStretched on a radial pine frame from FSC-certified, sustainably sourced wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlim 1.25″ frame depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven square sizes from 6″ × 6″ to 36″ × 36″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour frame colours: Black, Espresso, White and Natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSawtooth hanging hardware fitted; arrives ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark canvases show dust sooner than pale ones, so pass a dry, soft cloth over the surface every few weeks. Use a barely damp cloth for marks and dry it off straight away. Avoid solvents, sprays and abrasive cloths, and keep the piece away from damp and direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Questions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho said character is destiny?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeraclitus of Ephesus, writing around 500 BC. The Greek, ethos anthropoi daimon, is more literally rendered as a person's character is their guiding spirit, and the compressed English version has been in circulation since the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a Stoic idea?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeraclitus predates the Stoics by two centuries, but they took a great deal from him and the sentiment sits squarely in their tradition: fortune is not the thing to work on, conduct is. 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