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Quotes by George C. Mason

2 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Moral Effect of Writers. Artists may produce excellent designs, but they will avail little, unless the taste of the public is sufficiently cultivated to appreciate them.— filed under Art

One of the first principles of decorative art is, that in all manufactures, ornament must hold a place subordinate to that of utility; and when, by its exuberance, ornament interferes with utility, it is misplaced and vulgar.— filed under Art