“People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you don't try to predict what.”
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Whitehorn, K. (n.d.). People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you don't try to predict what. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41909-people-get-a-bad-impression-of-it-by/
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Whitehorn, Katharine. “People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you don't try to predict what.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41909-people-get-a-bad-impression-of-it-by/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Whitehorn, Katharine. “People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you don't try to predict what.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41909-people-get-a-bad-impression-of-it-by/.