What did Washington Allston mean by: The greatest of all fools is the proud fool–who is at the mercy of every fool he meets. Washington Allston Painter · USA Copy
The love of gain never made a painter; but it has marred many. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Creativity, Greed, Integrity, 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
Nothing gets you behind faster than trying to keep up with people who are already there. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Comparison, Inadequacy, Pace, 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
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
+ 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
Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Allston, Consequences, Distinction, Object, 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
Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it’s a miracle that we don’t dissolve in our baths. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
