James Northcote Quote

Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads.

James Northcote

Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads.

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About James Northcote

James Northcote (22 October 1746 – 13 July 1831) was a British painter. He became a member of the Royal Academy in 1787, and a member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands in 1809.