Education Quotes by John Ruskin

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

— John Ruskin

Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs.

— John Ruskin

The object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy them

— John Ruskin

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

— John Ruskin

The child who desires education will be bettered by it; the child who dislikes it disgraced.

— John Ruskin

It is far better to give work that is above a person, than to educate the person to be above their work.

— John Ruskin

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.

— John Ruskin

It takes a great deal of living to get a little deal of learning.

— John Ruskin

The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of…

— John Ruskin

Compulsory education... It is a painful, continual, and difficult work; to be done by kindness, by watching, by warning, by precept, and…

— John Ruskin

I would rather teach drawing that my pupils may learn to love nature, than teach the looking at nature that they may…

— John Ruskin

Disorder in a drawing-room is vulgar; in an antiquary's study, not; the black battle-stain on a soldier's face is not vulgar, but…

— John Ruskin

Without the perfect sympathy with the animals around them, no gentleman's education, no Christian education, could be of any possible use.

— John Ruskin

Education...is a painful, continual and difficult work to be done in kindness, by watching, by warning,... by praise, but above all --…

— John Ruskin

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right thing, but to enjoy right things; not…

— John Ruskin

The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy the right things —…

— John Ruskin

The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to…

— John Ruskin

Education is the leading human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them; and these two objects…

— John Ruskin

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

— John Ruskin

It is among children only, and as children only, that you will find medicine for your healing and true wisdom for your…

— John Ruskin

It is among children, and as children only, that you will find your healing and true wisdom for your teaching

— John Ruskin