Like other beautiful things in this world, its end (that of a shaft) is to be beautiful; and, in proportion to its… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Every good piece of art... involves first essentially the evidence of human skill, and the formation of an actually beautiful thing by… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Milton saw not, and Beethoven heard not, but the sense of beauty was upon them, and they fain must speak. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I will not kill or hurt any living creature needlessly, nor destroy any beautiful thing, but will strive to save and comfort… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless.” — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
That which is required in order to the attainment of accurate conclusions respecting the essence of the Beautiful is nothing morethan earnest,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
There is a certain period of the soul-culture when it begins to interfere with some of characters of typical beauty belonging to… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
You cannot have good architecture merely by asking people's advice on occasion. All good architecture is the expression of national life and… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The power of association is stronger than the power of beauty; therefore, the power of association is the power of beauty. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Absolute ugliness is admitted as rarely as perfect beauty; but degrees of it more or less distinct are associated with whatever has… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Contrast increases the splendor of beauty, but it disturbs its influence; it adds to its attractiveness, but diminishes its power. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The repose necessary to all beauty is repose, not of inanition, nor of luxury, nor of irresolution, but the repose of magnificent… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
If it is the love of that which your work represents--if, being a landscape painter, it is love of hills and trees… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Though nature is constantly beautiful, she does not exhibit her highest powers of beauty constantly, for then they would satiate us and… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Many thoughts are so dependent upon the language in which they are clothed that they would lose half their beauty if otherwise… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is not so much in buying pictures as in being pictures, that you can encourage a noble school. The best patronage… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The beauty of the animal form is in exact proportion to the amount of moral and intellectual virtue expressed by it. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.” — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Occult Theft,--Theft which hides itself even from itself, and is legal, respectable, and cowardly,--corrupts the body and soul of man, to the last fibre… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Mighty of heart, mighty of mind, magnanimous-to be this is indeed to be great in life. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Life is a magic vase filled to the brim, so made that you cannot dip from it nor draw from it; but it overflows… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
As in the instances of alchemy, astrology, witchcraft, and other such popular creeds, political economy, has a plausible idea at the root of it. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I am far more provoked at being thought foolish by foolish people, than pleased at being thought sensible by sensible people; and the average… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
When we build ... let it not be for present delights nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is a good and safe rule to sojourn in every place as if you meant to spend your life there, never omitting an… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“You may trust to the truth of my sympathy; but you must remember that I am engaged in the investigation of enormous religious and… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
And remember, child, that nothing is ever done beautifully, which is done in rivalship; or nobly, which is done in pride. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The world is full of vulgar Purists, who bring discredit on all selection by the silliness of their choice; and this the more, because… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
