Quotes by John Berger, Ways of Seeing

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by John Berger, Ways of Seeing. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. Each evening we see the sun set. We know that the ea — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
History always constitutes the relation between a present and its past. Consequently fear of the present leads to mystif — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
A woman must continually watch herself. She is almost continually accompanied by her own image of herself. Whilst she is — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
The spectator-buyer is meant to envy herself as she will become if she buys the product. She is meant to imagine herself — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
The happiness of being envied is glamour.Being envied is a solitary form of reassurance. It depends precisely upon not s — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
The real question is: to whom does the meaning of the art of the past properly belong ? To those who can app|y it to the — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vani — John Berger, Ways of Seeing