Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work.
More Quotes from Joshua Reynolds:
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.Joshua Reynolds
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.
Joshua Reynolds
The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it.
Joshua Reynolds
The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.
Joshua Reynolds
Nothing is denied to well-directed labor, And nothing is ever to be attained without it.
Joshua Reynolds
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Language Quotes, Work & Career QuotesI cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.
Hamad bin Isla Al Khalifi
It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy.
Nicholas Lea
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld