“No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.”
— John Ruskin
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To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and
“To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.”
— John Ruskin
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The strength and power of a country
“The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.”
— John Ruskin
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The principle of all successful effort is
“The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition.”
— John Ruskin
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Modern education has devoted itself to the
“Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs.”
— John Ruskin
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When love and skill work together, expect
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
— John Ruskin
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The greatest thing a human soul ever
“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world… to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.”
— John Ruskin
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No lying knight or lying priest ever
“No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.”
— John Ruskin
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There is never vulgarity in a whole
“There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation.”
— John Ruskin
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The strength and power of a country
“The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.”
— John Ruskin
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Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
— John Ruskin
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