Parisians, fans of the famous Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), were so enthusiastic about his operas that they decided to raise a statue with his image while he was still alive.
They collected twenty thousand francs and started to confer which sculptor should they hire to do it.
However, Rossini arrived at that moment and interrupted their argument with the following words:
"Give me the twenty thousand, and I'll stand on the pedestal myself!”
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