Uncategorized 15 Quotes by Joshua Reynolds vishnam July 13, 2022 1. “An eye critically nice can only be formed by observing well’ colored pictures with attention.” 2. “There can be no doubt but that he who has the most materials has the greatest means of invention.” 3. “If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.” 4. “Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work.” 5. “Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.” 6. “Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid and works its effect, itself unseen.” 7. “A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” 8. “Excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labor.” 9. “A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.” 10. “The rea character of a man is found out by his amusements.” 11. “There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.” 12. “Taste depends upon those finer emotions which make the organization of the soul.” 13. “The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it.” 14. “Common observation and a plain understanding is the source of all art.” 15. “The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employee in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.” Continue Reading Previous: 10 Quotes Byron DorganNext: 15 Quotes by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Related Stories The Evolution and Impact of Compact Discs (CDs) in Music and Data Storage Uncategorized The Evolution and Impact of Compact Discs (CDs) in Music and Data Storage July 3, 2024 The Evolution and Function of Firewalls in Network Security Uncategorized The Evolution and Function of Firewalls in Network Security July 3, 2024 The Ancient Art and Science of Palmistry: Exploring the Mysteries of the Hands Uncategorized The Ancient Art and Science of Palmistry: Exploring the Mysteries of the Hands July 3, 2024