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> [I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-have-generally-found-that-persons-who-had-studied-painting-least/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

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## More by William Hogarth

> [I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-have-generally-found-that-persons-who-had-studied-painting-least/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-think-it-is-owing-to-the-good-sense-of-the-english-that-they-have/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/straight-lines-vary-only-in-length-and-therefore-are-least-ornamental/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [ I had rather, if cruelty has been prevented by the four prints \[The Four Stages of Cruelty\], be maker of them than of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-had-rather-if-cruelty-has-been-prevented-by-the-four-prints-the/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [I turned my thoughts to a still more novel mode... to compose pictures on canvas similar to representations on the stage... my picture is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-turned-my-thoughts-to-a-still-more-novel-mode-to-compose-pictures/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/the-serpentine-line-or-the-line-of-grace-by-its-waving-and-winding-at/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/all-the-world-is-competent-to-judge-my-pictures-except-those-who-are/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [Simplicity, without variety, is wholly insipid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/simplicity-without-variety-is-wholly-insipid/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [I know no such thing as genius, — genius is nothing but labor and diligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/i-know-no-such-thing-as-genius-genius-is-nothing-but-labor-and/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

> [Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hogarth/time-is-not-a-great-artist-but-weakens-all-he-touches/)

[William Hogarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hogarth/)

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