To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano

My wife is a classically trained piano player, and she also orchestrates.

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

You should not say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.