Quote#Art
Degrade first the arts if you'd mankind degrade
Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Annotations to Sir Joshua Reynolds's Discourses, title page (c. 1798–1809).
English (original)
Degrade first the arts if you'd mankind degrade, Hire idiots to paint with cold light and hot shade.
— William Blake
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