Painters should remember that the eye, as a general rule, is a good, simple, credulous organ — very ready to take things on trust if it be told them with any confidence of assertion.


The Credulous Eye - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part IX - A Painter's Views on Painting

Samuel Butler Quotes

Painters should remember that the eye, as a general rule, is a good, simple, credulous organ — very ready to take things on trust if it be told...

Painters should remember that the eye, as a general rule, is a good, simple, credulous organ — very ready to take things on trust if it be told...

Painters should remember that the eye, as a general rule, is a good, simple, credulous organ — very ready to take things on trust if it be told...

Painters should remember that the eye, as a general rule, is a good, simple, credulous organ — very ready to take things on trust if it be told...