"The world is wide; no two days are……" — John Constable
"The world is wide; no two days are alike, nor even two hours; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of the world; and the genuine productions of art, like those of nature, are all distinct from one another."
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John Constable
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23 Quotes by John Constable
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Painting is with me but another word for feeling.
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We see nothing till we truly understand it.
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done.
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