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> [ Children should learn to draw as they learn to write, and such a mystery should not be made of it. They should be encouraged, not flattered... then \[later in life\] double the effort is required to get the facility which… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/children-should-learn-to-draw-as-they-learn-to-write-and-such-a/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

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## Other authors on Be encouraged

## More by William Morris Hunt

> [There's lots of fun in this world, after all. And if there isn't, there is in the next. And we're going there, sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/there-s-lots-of-fun-in-this-world-after-all-and-if-there-isn-t-there/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Give up the idea of 'color' for awhile! Consider masses - values, only... One dark and one light place in every picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/give-up-the-idea-of-color-for-awhile-consider-masses-values-only-one/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [How are we going to make painters by lecturing to them? We are going to make questioners, doubters, and talkers. We are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/how-are-we-going-to-make-painters-by-lecturing-to-them-we-are-going/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [It's impossible to make a picture without values. Values are the basis. If they are not, tell me what is the basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/it-s-impossible-to-make-a-picture-without-values-values-are-the-basis/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Painting is the only universal language. All nature is creation's picture book. Painting alone can describe every thing which can be seen, and suggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/painting-is-the-only-universal-language-all-nature-is-creation-s/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Don't talk of what you are 'going to do!' Do it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/don-t-talk-of-what-you-are-going-to-do-do-it/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [I tell you it's no joke to paint a portrait. I wonder that I am not more timid when I begin. I feel almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/i-tell-you-it-s-no-joke-to-paint-a-portrait-i-wonder-that-i-am-not/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/when-an-artist-leaves-his-work-to-amuse-people-he-loses-his-time-and/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Believe that time is going to help you do what you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/believe-that-time-is-going-to-help-you-do-what-you-want/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [I don't like persuaded sitters. I never could paint a cat if the cat had any scruples, religious, superstitious, or otherwise, about sitting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/i-don-t-like-persuaded-sitters-i-never-could-paint-a-cat-if-the-cat/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Strive for simplicity! Don't have the face a checkerboard of tints! Use such colors as nature uses, but not try to keep them distinct!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/strive-for-simplicity-don-t-have-the-face-a-checkerboard-of-tints-use/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Don't put needless expense into painting a head! Don't try to match tints! Rose and pearly colours blend into each other so that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/don-t-put-needless-expense-into-painting-a-head-don-t-try-to-match/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Inspiration is nothing without work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/inspiration-is-nothing-without-work/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [What is nobler than a man wresting and wringing his bread from the stubborn soil by the sweat of his brow and the break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/what-is-nobler-than-a-man-wresting-and-wringing-his-bread-from-the/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

> [Beauty is that little something that fills the whole world, and is contained neither in a single straight nose, a long eyelash, nor a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-morris-hunt/beauty-is-that-little-something-that-fills-the-whole-world-and-is/)

[William Morris Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-morris-hunt/)

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