What did Washington Allston mean by: Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind. Washington Allston Painter · USA Copy
The Painter who seeks popularity in Art closes the door upon his own genius. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Art, Genius, Popularity, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
The greatest of all fools is the proud fool–who is at the mercy of every fool he meets. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Folly, Pride, Vulnerability, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
Injustice allowed at home is not likely to be corrected abroad. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Accountability, Consequences, Justice, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
+ Never judge a work of art by its defects. Author, August 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Allston, Appreciation, Perception, Quality, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Creativity, Individualism, Sensibility, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
+ No man knows himself as an original. Author, October 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Allston, Identity, Perception, Uniqueness, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
He who has no pleasure in looking up, is not fit so much as to look down. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Ambition, Capability, Perspective, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
+ The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. Author, August 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Allston, Competition, Self-improvement, Wisdom, 0 Washington Allston Painter · USA
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself. Read explanation Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.] Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France