"The spirit needs several sorts of food of……" — John Ruskin
"The spirit needs several sorts of food of which knowledge is only one."
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404 Quotes by John Ruskin
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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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I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard.
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I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you.…
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It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space,…
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Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops.
— Margaret Atwood
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What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten,…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms…
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Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very…
— Sai Baba
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Acorns were good until bread was found.
— Francis Bacon
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call…
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I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just…
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