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Merely Quotes by John Ruskin
- Science is the knowledge of constant things, not merely of passing events, and is properly less the knowledge of general laws than of existing facts.
- 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…
- Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.
- The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy the right things — not merely industrious,…
- The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right thing, but to enjoy right things; not merely industrious, but…
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- Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by… — Samuel Johnson
- The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that… — Cyrano de Bergerac
- How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release?… — Nellie Bly