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“The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing.”

Giving Beautiful Black White Pleasure Color Drawing Black And White Beautiful Colors

Book:On Poetry and Style

Source: On Poetry and Style

“When you have practiced drawing for a while... take pains and pleasure in constantly copying the best works that you can find done by the hand of great masters.”

Done Hands Pain Pleasure Masters Drawing Best Work Copying Pain And Pleasure

Author:Cennino Cennini

“Drawing is one of those things which sit on the uneasy bending line between instinct and instruction, where seeming perversity eventually trumps pleasure as the card players and the kibitzers interact and new thrills are sought.”

Lines Pleasure Player Risk Trump Instinct Drawing Cards Instruction Seeming Uneasy Bending Perversity

Author:Adam Gopnik

“[Drawing should be] a journey of pleasure. Each step must present to the travellers' view objects that are eminently interesting, varied in their appearances, and attracting to such a degree as to excite in each individual thus happily employed the desire of knowing all respecting all he sees.”

Should Desire Individual Pleasure Interesting Views Steps Knowing Journey Objects Degrees Appearance Drawing Employed Traveller

Book:Writings and Drawings

Source: Writings and Drawings

“I do not find fault with equality for drawing men into the pursuit of forbidden pleasures, but for absorbing them entirely in the search for the pleasures that are permitted.”

Men Pleasure Faults Drawing Pursuit Forbidden Absorbing

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“Visitors should conform as much as possible to the habits and customs of the house. They should be moderate in their demands for personal attendance. They should not carry their moods into the drawing-room or to the table, and, whether they are bored or not, should be ready to contribute as much as in their power to an atmosphere of pleasure. If the above involves too much self-sacrifice, then an invitation to visit should by no means be accepted.”

“As to the lawful pleasures of the mind, the heart, or the senses, indulge in them with gratitude and moderation, drawing up sometimes in order to punish yourself, without waiting to be forced to do so by necessity.”

Mind Heart Sometimes Order Waiting Pleasure Gratitude Drawing Senses Moderation Indulge Indulge In

Author:Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

“I like drawing. I like to spend the day drawing, the process is important for me. Drawing is a just a pleasure and it's nice to keep it going.”

Important Process Pleasure Nice Drawing

Author:Tomm Moore