Joshua Reynolds on Knowledge
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Joshua Reynolds, catalogued under knowledge, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Joshua Reynolds, entry #43518: "You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without knowing or seeing the point to which you ought to ste…"
Attributed to Joshua Reynolds, entry #150271: "The greatest natural genius cannot subsist on its own stock: he who resolves never to ransack any mind but his own, will be soon reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of a…"
2 Quotes by Joshua Reynolds on Knowledge
"You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without knowing or seeing the point to which you ought to steer."
"The greatest natural genius cannot subsist on its own stock: he who resolves never to ransack any mind but his own, will be soon reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced."