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Chief Quotes by John Ruskin
- An infinitude of tenderness is the chief gift and inheritance of all truly great men.
- Depend upon it, the first universal characteristic of all great art is Tenderness, as the second is Truth. I find this more and more every…
- Reverence is the chief joy and power of life - reverence for that which is pure and bright in youth; for what is true and…
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