Quote by James Whistler
To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to

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. – James Whistler

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If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. – Vincent Van Gogh

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For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations. – Paul Cezanne

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When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. – James Whitcomb Riley

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Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself. – Leo Tolstoy

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We are never like angels till our passion dies. – Sir John Denham

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