Thomas Gainsborough Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I wish you would recollect that Painting and Punctuality mix like Oil and Vinegar, and that Genius and regularity are utter Enemies and must be to the end of time.”
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“We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away”
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“Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation”
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“Though I'm a rogue in talking upon Painting & Love I can be serious and honest upon any subject thoroughly pleasing to me.”
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“Many a real genius is lost in the fictitious character of the Gentleman. I am the most inconsistent, changeable being so full of fits and starts.”
-- Thomas Gainsborough
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