Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.
David Hume
Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected.
There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the same emotions which it observes in itself, and to find every... →
A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.
Hubert H. Humphrey
Colors are the smiles of nature.
Leigh Hunt
The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.
William Morris Hunt
Painting is the only universal language. All nature is creation's picture book. Painting alone can describe every thing which can be seen, and... →
Nature is economical. She puts her lights and darks only where she needs them.
The artist is an interpreter of Nature. People learn to love Nature through pictures. To the artist, nothing is in vain; nothing beneath his notice.... →
I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.
Ian Hunter