Nature is, and must be the fountain which alone is inexhaustible; and from which all excellencies must originally flow.
Joshua Reynolds
Tag: Quote of the Day
30DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.
Joshua Reynolds
29DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to produce a pleasing effect upon the mind.
Joshua Reynolds
28DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon my brow today,
Life is fading fast away.
Eben Rexford
27DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
Charles Reade
26DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
Take courage, my friend, the devil is dead!
Charles Reade
25DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows.
Charles Reade
24DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
The poorest he that is in England hath a right to live as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborowe
23DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
She is all wavering and hesitation: in short, she is a woman.
Jean Racine
22DEC2025 – Quote of the Day
Today, let us make haste to enjoy life.
Who knows if we will be tomorrow?
Jean Racine