Capacity Quote by John Ruskin

“Curiosity is a gift, a capacity of pleasure in knowing, which if you destroy, you make yourself cold and dull.” quote by John Ruskin — Download Open image

“Curiosity is a gift, a capacity of pleasure in knowing, which if you destroy, you make yourself cold and dull.”

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