All John Ruskin Quotes
- There was always more in the world than men could see, walked they ever so slowly; they will see it no better for going fast.… Better
- Your art is to be the praise of something that you love. It may only be the praise of a shell or a stone. Art
- It is impossible to tell you the perfect sweetness of the lips and closed eyes, nor the solemnity of the seal of death which is… Closed
- I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow, or mossy bank,… Bank
- I am almost sick and giddy with the quantity of things in my head, all tempting and wanting to be worked out. All
- There is a satisfactory and available power in every one to learn drawing if he wishes, just as nearly all persons have the power of… All
- Never has interest in art been so high, and never has quality been so low. Art
- You do not see with the lens of the eye. You seen through that, and by means of that, but you see with the soul… Eye
- Every good piece of art... involves first essentially the evidence of human skill, and the formation of an actually beautiful thing by it. Actually Beautiful
- I would rather teach drawing that my pupils may learn to love nature, than teach the looking at nature that they may learn to draw. Draw
- But whether thus submissively or not, at least be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours. Author
- A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. Deal
- Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds… Bad
- The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his… Doubt
- I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. Believe
- Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. Accident
- Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. Child
- The essence of lying is in deception, not in words. Deception
- In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. All
- There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider… Cannot Make
- The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most. Art
- The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. Business
- There is no wealth but life. Life
- Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons. Diversity
- Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. Art