His Portrait Quotes

12 quotes by 12 authors

It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his… — Max Beerbohm
A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his companions… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I murmured to Picasso that I liked his portrait of Gertrude Stein. Yes, he said, everybody said that she does not look like it, but… — Gertrude Stein
The explanation of the propensity of the English people to portrait painting is to be found in their relish for a Fact. Let a man… — Benjamin Haydon
In some circles Stalin has in fact been making a comeback. His portrait hangs above the dashboard of trucks, a symbol of blue- collar nostalgia… — Serge Schmemann
More than any other contemporary British playwright, Tom Stoppard populates his plays -- from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to The Invention of Love (his… — Mel Gussow
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait. — Salvador Dali
It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait. — James Whistler
What the worm was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas. They would mar its beauty, and eat… — Oscar Wilde
Mehmet was the first sultan, and one of the first Muslims anywhere, to defy religious tradition by allowing his portrait to be made. — Stephen Kinzer
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject,rather does the subject grow to look like his portrait. — Ceejay

Who Wrote These His Portrait Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 12 His Portrait Quotes as follows: