All John Ruskin Quotes
- People cannot live by lending money to one another. Borrowing
- See that your children be taught, not only the labors of the earth, but the loveliness of it. Children
- A man is one whose body has been trained to be the ready servant of his mind; whose passions are trained to be the servants… Beautiful
- The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to make them industrious,… Education
- Unless we perform divine service with every willing act of our life, we never perform it at all. Act
- Labour without joy is base. Labour without sorrow is base. Sorrow without labour is base. Joy without labour is base. Base
- There are many religions, but there is only one morality. Funny
- Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice… Accident
- "Taste is not only a part and index of morality, it is the only morality. The first, and last, and closest trial question to any… Any
- The best thing in life aren't things. Best
- Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the future; and if we find more love in the parents for their… Children
- They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame. Blame
- Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature herself -my disgust at her barbarity -clumsiness -darkness -bitter mockery… All
- Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook. All
- Whether for life or death, do your own work well. Death
- Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the laws of death. All
- The anger of a person who is strong, can always bide its time. Always Bide
- The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power. Divine
- Spiritual power begins by directing animal power to other than egoistic ends. Animal
- We may live without her, and worship without her, but we cannot remember without her. How cold is all history, how lifeless all imagery, compared… All
- The root of almost every schism and heresy from which the Christian Church has suffered, has been because of the effort of men to earn,… Almost Every
- I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a… Ask
- If a great thing can be done, it can be done easily, but this ease is like the of ease of a tree blossoming after… Blossoming
- Success by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source… All
- What is the cheapest to you now is likely to be the dearest to you in the end. Cheapest