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Joshua Reynolds Quotes

Joshua Reynolds quotes

English Artist July 16, 1723 – February 23, 1792

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But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but also their natural sloth tempting them on the other. They are terrified at the prospect before them, of the toil required to attain exactness. The impetuosity of youth is disgusted at the slow approaches of a regular siege, and desires, from mere impatience of labour, to take the citadel by storm. They wish to find some shorter path to excellence, and hope to obtain... Joshua Reynolds
All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great."
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their..."
Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers. Joshua Reynolds
Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come of nothing. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "Common observation and a plain understanding is the source of..."
Common observation and a plain understanding is the source of all art. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental..."
The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language..."
Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts."
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "There is no expedient to which man will not resort to avoid..."
There is no expedient to which man will not resort to avoid the true labor of thinking. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "Simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much"
Simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much Joshua Reynolds
If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "The real character of a man is found out by his amusements."
The real character of a man is found out by his amusements. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no..."
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius. Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds quote: "The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the..."
The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it. Joshua Reynolds

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