The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a picture, apart from any story which it may be supposed to tell

Quote by James Whistler

Topics: People Quotes

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Who ceases to be a friend never was one.

Who ceases to be a friend never was one.

Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.

Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.

Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.