"We look at a painting to know the……" — James Whistler
"We look at a painting to know the painter; it's his company we are after, not his skill."
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41 Quotes by James Whistler
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Listen! There was never an artistic period. There was never an art-loving nation.
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As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight and the subject-matter has nothing to…
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You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you're…
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Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.
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Nature contains the elements, in colour and form, of all pictures, as the keyboard contains the notes of all music.…
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Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes. Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness.…
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The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.
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The world is divided into two classes - invalids and nurses.
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Mauve is just pink trying to be purple.
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If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist,…
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Paint should not be applied thick. It should be like a breath on the surface of a pane of glass.
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Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others.…
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What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will…
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Instead of creating new jobs, Republicans gave tax cuts to companies that send jobs overseas.
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Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.
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Jesus isn't a logo, I'm not promoting some company, some brand. I'm just professing my faith.
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