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
Such help as we can give to each other in this world is a debt to each other; and the man who… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Without seeking, truth cannot be known at all. It can neither be declared from pulpits, nor set down in articles, nor in… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
You cannot hammer a girl into anything. She grows as a flower does, she will wither without sun; she will decay in… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The proof of a thing's being right is that it has power over the heart; that it excites us, wins us, or… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is not the weariness of mortality, but the strength of divinity, which we have to recognize in all mighty things; and… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The constant duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain his own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them when our own knowledge and power fail;… — 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
