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> [I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/i-can-t-tell-you-if-genius-is-hereditary-because-heaven-has-granted/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

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## More by James Whistler

> [Nature is very rarely right, to such an extent even, that it might almost be said that nature is usually wrong...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/nature-is-very-rarely-right-to-such-an-extent-even-that-it-might/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [I always ask at once, 'Do you drink?' and if she says 'No,' I bow politely and say I am sorry but I fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/i-always-ask-at-once-do-you-drink-and-if-she-says-no-i-bow-politely/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [Nature is usually wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/nature-is-usually-wrong/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [Mauve is just pink trying to be purple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/mauve-is-just-pink-trying-to-be-purple/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is, withal selfishly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/art-is-a-goddess-of-dainty-thought-reticent-of-habit-abjuring-all/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [The world is divided into two classes - invalids and nurses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/the-world-is-divided-into-two-classes-invalids-and-nurses/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [An artist's career always begins tomorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/an-artist-s-career-always-begins-tomorrow/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/to-say-of-a-picture-as-is-often-said-in-its-praise-that-it-shows/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/it-takes-a-long-time-for-a-man-to-look-like-his-portrait/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/i-can-t-tell-you-if-genius-is-hereditary-because-heaven-has-granted/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [I remember that at one time I always made a drawing before going to bed!! - Of myself I mean - though I finally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/i-remember-that-at-one-time-i-always-made-a-drawing-before-going-to/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/you-shouldn-t-say-it-is-not-good-you-should-say-you-do-not-like-it/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight and the subject-matter has nothing to do with harmony of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/as-music-is-the-poetry-of-sound-so-is-painting-the-poetry-of-sight/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/an-artist-is-not-paid-for-his-labor-but-for-his-vision/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

> [As light fades and the shadows deepen, all petty and exacting details vanish, everything trivial disappears, and I see things as they are in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/as-light-fades-and-the-shadows-deepen-all-petty-and-exacting-details/)

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