All John Ruskin Quotes
- Pleasure comes through toil, and not by self indulgence and indolence. When one gets to love work, his life is a happy one. Happy
- The infinity of God is not mysterious, it is only unfathomable; not concealed, but incomprehensible; it is a clear infinity, the darkness of the pure… Clear
- An unimaginative person can neither be reverent nor kind. Inspirational
- There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes… Admiration
- I wish they would use English instead of Greek words. When I want to know why a leaf is green, they tell me it is… Called
- As long as there are cold and nakedness in the land around you, so long can there be no question at all but that splendor… All
- Wherever men are noble, they love bright colour; and wherever they can live healthily, bright colour is given them—in sky, sea, flowers, and living creatures. Bright
- There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: there is an idle class - weak, wicked, and miserable… Among
- We are only advancing in life, whose hearts are getting softer, our blood warmer, our brains quicker, and our spirits entering into living peace. Advancing
- It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or… All
- The distinctive character of a child is to always live in the tangible present. Always Live
- The great cry that rises from all our manufacturing cities, louder than the furnace blast, is all in very deed for this -- that we… All
- The last act crowns the play. Act
- It does not matter what the whip is; it is none the less a whip, because you have cut thongs for it out of your… Cut
- No one can become rich by the efforts of only their toil, but only by the discovery of some method of taxing the labor of… Become Rich
- Don't just look at buildings ... watch them. Architecture
- An artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. In a word, he should be… Artist
- Great art is precisely that which never was, nor will be taught, it is preeminently and finally the expression of the spirits of great men. Art
- To follow art for the sake of being a great man, and therefore to cast about continually for some means of achieving position or attracting… Achieve
- One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin. Anger