Paul Mellon Quotes

Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.

There is no intellectual or emotional substitute for the authentic, the original, the unique masterpiece.

The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep and moving ancestral memories in every human being.

When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.

Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas.

College isn't the only answer. Reading is a college that you can and should attend all your life.

Collecting is the sort of thing that creeps up on you.