Venus/observation

Famous quotes containing the words venus and/or observation:

    “And Venus to the Loves around
    Remarked how ill we all dissembled.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)