The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labour employed in it, or the mental pleasure produced by it.


Discourses on Art (ed. R. Wark, 1975) no. 4 (10 December 1771)

Joshua Reynolds Quotes

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labour employed in it, or the mental pleasure produced by it.

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labour employed in it, or the mental pleasure produced by it.

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labour employed in it, or the mental pleasure produced by it.

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labour employed in it, or the mental pleasure produced by it.