He who has once stood beside the grave, to look back upon the companionship which has been forever closed, feeling how impotent… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
My entire delight was in observing without being myself noticed,- if I could have been invisible, all the better. . . to… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The very cheapness of literature is making even wise people forget that if a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
One of the prevailing sources of misery and crime is in the generally accepted assumption, that because things have been wrong a… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Whenever you see want or misery or degradation in this world about you, then be sure either industry has been wanting, or… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
What do you suppose makes all men look back to the time of childhood with so much regret (if their childhood has… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
A man is one whose body has been trained to be the ready servant of his mind; whose passions are trained to… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The root of almost every schism and heresy from which the Christian Church has suffered, has been because of the effort of… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
All real and wholesome enjoyments possible to people have been just as possible to them since first they were made of the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
All great song, from the first day when human lips contrived syllables, has been sincere song. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The whole difference between a man of genius and other men, it has been said a thousand times, and most truly, is… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
All men who have sense and feeling are being continually helped; they are taught by every person they meet, and enriched by… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I had no companions to quarrel with, nobody to assist, and nobody to thank... the evil consequence of all this was not,… — 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
