“ When a thing is near and in light, colour and form are important; when far and in shadow, they are unimportant. ”
Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912). copy citation
| Author | Samuel Butler |
|---|---|
| Source | The Note-Books of Samuel Butler |
| Topic | shadow light |
| Date | 1912 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6173/6173-h/6173-h.htm |
Context
“After having spent years striving to be accurate, we must spend as many more in discovering when and how to be inaccurate.
Herbert Spencer
He is like nature to Fuseli—he puts me out.
Shade Colour and Reputation
When a thing is near and in light, colour and form are important; when far and in shadow, they are unimportant. Form and colour are like reputations which when they become shady are much of a muchness.
Money and Technique
Money is very like technique (or vice versa) . We see that both musicians or painters with great command of technique seldom know what to do with it, while those who have little often know how to use what they have.”
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