All John Ruskin Quotes
- 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
- Of all God's gifts to the sighted man, color is holiest, the most divine, the most solemn. All
- However good you may be you have faults; however dull you may be you can find out what some of them are, and however slight… Better
- Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think. Hundreds
- How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? Best
- Whenever I did anything wrong, stupid or hard-hearted, and I have done many things that were all three, my mother always said "it is because… All