The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Geology does better in reclothing dry bones and revealing lost creations, than in tracing veins of lead and beds of iron; astronomy… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
God has lent us the earth for our life; it is a great entail. It belongs as much to those who are… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is a strange thing how little in general people know about the sky. It is the part of creation in which… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It was stated, . . . that the value of architecture depended on two distinct characters:--the one, the impression it receives from… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
We have seen when the earth had to be prepared for the habitation of man, a veil, as it were, of intermediate… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
There is nothing so great or so goodly in creation, but that it is a mean symbol of the gospel of Christ,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Sky is the part of creation in which Nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
If there be any one principle more widely than another confessed by every utterance, or more sternly than another imprinted on every… — 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
