Quotation
Quote by John Singleton Copley
being sensible of the necessity of attending to nature as the fountainhead of all perfection
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The speaker says we should recognize the need to pay close attention to nature, which is presented as the original source of every form of perfection. In other words, nature is treated as the standard or foundation from which excellence comes.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Format
- Article
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
“I am scared to write non-comedic material because I fear it will come across as melodramatic.”
“I think it’s about making good films.”
“Cinema has a language of its own.”
“She is, in fact, an enchanting actress.”
Read quote“The editing has got to be in the writing.”
“To me, sword is a kind of locus on which thoughts are projected. It's a projection of a person's spirit.”
“I'm a very literary person, not so much a cinematographic person. I don't really like cinema very much.”
“It has to do with my intention of examining the body, which is an important element in live performances.”
““Magnificent, Magnificent! Magnificent ancient people, magnificent Chinese cinema, and magnificent new views of Chinese ancient costume films!””
“The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable.”
A Menu With Room to Breathe
Salma could tell a copied recipe by the second bite. What she could not yet tell was how to teach her cousin to invent one.
Read Story