"Know thyself, for through thyself only thou canst…" — John Ruskin
"Know thyself, for through thyself only thou canst know God."
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404 Quotes by John Ruskin
John Ruskin has 404 quotes on this site.
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When men do not love their hearth, nor reverence their thresholds, it is a sign that they have dishonoured both…
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In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.
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Whatever merit there is in anything that I have written is simply due to the fact that when I was…
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To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered.
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When we build, let us think that we build forever.
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In health of mind and body, men should see with their own eyes, hear and speak without trumpets, walk on…
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There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals.
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Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the blossoms, kind deeds are the fruit.
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Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by…
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Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.
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Once thoroughly our own knowledge ceases to give us pleasure.
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All other passions do occasional good; but when pride puts in its word everything goes wrong.
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Christ will bear no equal, and Satan no superior; and therefore, hold in with both thou canst not.
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