"I have no wish to be remembered as……" — Samuel Morse
"I have no wish to be remembered as a painter, for I never was a painter; my idea of that profession was perhaps too exalted; I may say, is too exalted. I leave it to others more worthy to fill the niches of art."
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11 Quotes by Samuel Morse
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What God Hath Wrought.
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Science and art are not opposed.
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The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more…
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My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price.…
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Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's…
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The Jesuits…are a secret society – a sort of Masonic order – with superadded features of revolting odiousness, and a…
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We must raise the salaries of our operators or they will all be taken from us, that is, all that…
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Painting has been a smiling mistress to many, but she has been a cruel jilt to me; I did not…
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Alas, the very name of picture produces a sadness of heart I cannot describe.
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