Chapter XXX: Book III: Pictorial Art

“He does not sufficiently understand that things are of value only
according to their fundamental qualities, and he still believes that
the care with which a thing is done, even if it is aimless, ought to
be taken into account. In fact it would be a good thing to make him
understand that things exist only to the extent of the stuff they
contain.”

J. FRANÇOIS-MILLET.