Wine might help <| sep |> It ' s a better idea to thin using linseed oil 2204 than water when using water miscible oils the water will make your paint cloud and dull the colors . Cleaning with water is the best idea . I would recommend cleaning your brushes in water still and then dabbing them to dry on a rag you can buy a Bag of Rags 1001 from art supply stores . I don ' t recommend using any paint thinners when working with water miscible oil paint because it kind of defeats its purpose . You can also use a brush conditioner 1001 , which will keep your brush bristles soft and in good condition , especially because oil paints take a toll on brushes . <| sep |> He actually makes a good point although Of the Original Contract does a better job articulating it Can we seriously say , that a poor peasant or artisan has a free choice to leave his country , when he knows no foreign language or manners , and lives , from day to day , by the small wages which he acquires ? We may as well assert that a man , by remaining in a vessel , freely consents to the dominion of the master though he was carried on board while asleep , and must leap into the ocean and perish , the moment he leaves her .