Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.

Joshua ReynoldsArtist · English · 1723 – 1792
More from Joshua Reynolds
Art QuotesWork Quotes
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. — John Ruskin
  • A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. — Alexander Pope
  • The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you. — Oscar Wilde
  • Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work. — Joshua Reynolds
  • The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it. — Joshua Reynolds
  • Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers. — Joshua Reynolds
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026