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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of James Whistler, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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James Whistler

You should not say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you’re perfectly safe.

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James Whistler

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.

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James Whistler

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

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James Whistler

You shouldn’t say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you’re perfectly safe.

– James Whistler

James Whistler

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

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James Whistler

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.

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James Whistler

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

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James Whistler

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

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James Whistler

An artist’s career always begins tomorrow.

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James Whistler

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

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James Whistler

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

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

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