"You may either win your peace or buy……" — John Ruskin
"You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil."
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404 Quotes by John Ruskin
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In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.
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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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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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The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy.
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Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.
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