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Such Quotes by John Ruskin
- How false is the conception, how frantic the pursuit, of that treacherous phantom which men call Liberty: most treacherous, indeed, of all phantoms; for the…
- Will you not covet such power as this, and seek such throne as this, and be no more housewives, but queens? There is no putting…
- High art consists neither in altering, nor in improving nature; but in seeking throughout nature for 'whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are pure;' in…
- If men lived like men indeed, their houses would be temples -- temples which we should hardly dare to injure, and in which it would…
- Modern science gives lectures on botany, to show there is no such thing as a flower; on humanity, to show there is no such thing…
- Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds…
- There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
- There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.
- When we build ... let it not be for present delights nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will…
- When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for our use alone. Let it be…
- Without seeking, truth cannot be known at all. It can neither be declared from pulpits, nor set down in articles, nor in any wise prepared…
- Summer is delicious. rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good…
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