The Vanity of Painting

April 29th, 2005  |  Published in Art and Design, Quotes  |  1 Comment

How vain painting is, exciting admiration by its resemblance to things of which we do not admire the originals!
—Blaise Pascal, Pensées, in Christianity for Modern Pagans by Peter Kreeft, p. 73

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  1. Aaron Shafovaloff says:

    April 29th, 2005 at 9:33 pm (#)

    Thanks for posting these wonderful quotes, Josh.

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